| Family: |
Hexagrammidae (Greenlings), subfamily: Hexagramminae |
| Max. size: |
48 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,600.0 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 300 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Peter the Great Bay, Russia and the Sea of Japan to Cape Lisburne in the Chukchi Sea, Unimak Island in the Aleutian chain and Oregon, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 22-25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-24; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 23-25. Caudal slightly forked. |
| Biology: |
Ranges from the intertidal zone to 175 m depth, possibly to 475 m (Ref. 6793). Found near rocks, pilings and eelgrass beds (Ref. 2850). Feed on worms, crustaceans, and small fishes (Ref. 6885). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 37773). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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