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Common names: Greenling, Kelp greenling, Kelp greenling
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to La Jolla, southern California. Rare in southern California, but common northward. Also Ref. 6885, 11366, 27436, 95452.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Hexagrammidae (Greenlings) > Hexagramminae
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Common names from other countries

Ameerika terpuug, Terpuga oregonska, 十线六线鱼, ... more

Main reference

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann. 1983. (Ref. 2850)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 61.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27436); max. published weight: 2.1 kg (Ref. 27436); max. reported age: 18 years (Ref. 55701)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 46 m (Ref. 2850)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred ?; 66°N - 32°N

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Amchitka Island, in the Aleutian chain (Ref. 27436) to La Jolla, southern California, USA.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 21 - 22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24. Caudal broadly rounded or truncate.

Occurs in rocky inshore areas, common on kelp beds, also on sand bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans, polychaete worms, brittle stars, mollusks, and small fishes (Ref. 28499). Young are food of steelheads and salmon (Ref. 6885). Frequently caught by shore and skiff fishers and speared by divers (Ref. 2850).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5159 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.55 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-5; tmax=18)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas, 1810)