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Hexagrammidae (Greenlings) > Hexagramminae
Etymology: Hexagrammos: Greek, exa = six + greek, gramma = letter,signal (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 50550). Temperate, preferred ?; 66°N - 30°N, 120°E - 120°W
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and northern Japan (Ref. 559) to British Columbia, Canada.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56527); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 56527)
Found in shallow rocky areas (Ref. 2850). Caught by anglers (Ref. 559).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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