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Family: Hexagrammidae Greenlings



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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Hexagrammos agrammus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Hexagrammos agrammus
[Spotty-bellied greenling]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas, 1810)

Photo by Nichols, J.
 
Hexagrammos decagrammus
[Kelp greenling]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas, 1810)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Hexagrammos lagocephalus
[Rock greenling]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

North Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Hexagrammos octogrammus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Hexagrammos octogrammus
[Masked greenling]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Hexagrammos otakii Jordan & Starks, 1895

Photo by Markevich, A.I.
 
Hexagrammos otakii
[Fat grrenling]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Hexagrammos stelleri Tilesius, 1810

Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Hexagrammos stelleri
[Whitespotted greenling]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 152 cm TL
Ophiodon elongatus Girard, 1854

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Ophiodon elongatus
[Lingcod]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Oxylebius pictus Gill, 1862

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Oxylebius pictus
[Painted greenling]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Pleurogrammus azonus Jordan & Metz, 1913

Photo by Miyahara, H.
 
Pleurogrammus azonus
[Okhotsk atka mackerel]

Photo by Redman, M.T.

North Pacific
Max. Length 56.5 cm TL
Pleurogrammus monopterygius (Pallas, 1810)

Photo by Redman, M.T.
 
Pleurogrammus monopterygius
[Atka mackerel]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Zaniolepis frenata Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Zaniolepis frenata
[Shortspine combfish]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Zaniolepis latipinnis Girard, 1858

Photo by Love, M.
 
Zaniolepis latipinnis
[Longspine combfish]
12 Species of Family Hexagrammidae
(Greenlings)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1843 Hexagrammos agrammus Spotty-bellied greenling Northwest Pacific 30 SL
1810 Hexagrammos decagrammus Kelp greenling Eastern Pacific 61 TL
1810 Hexagrammos lagocephalus Rock greenling Eastern Pacific 61 TL
1814 Hexagrammos octogrammus Masked greenling North Pacific 42 TL
1895 Hexagrammos otakii Fat grrenling Northwest Pacific 57 TL
1810 Hexagrammos stelleri Whitespotted greenling North Pacific 48 TL
1854 Ophiodon elongatus Lingcod Northeast Pacific 152 TL
1862 Oxylebius pictus Painted greenling Eastern Pacific 25 TL
1913 Pleurogrammus azonus Okhotsk atka mackerel Northwest Pacific 62 TL
1810 Pleurogrammus monopterygius Atka mackerel North Pacific 56.5 TL
1889 Zaniolepis frenata Shortspine combfish Eastern Pacific 25 TL
1858 Zaniolepis latipinnis Longspine combfish Eastern Pacific 30 TL



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