Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hexagrammidae Greenlings

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Suzuki, T.

Hexagrammos agrammus
[Spotty-bellied greenling]

Photo by Nichols, J.

Hexagrammos decagrammus
[Kelp greenling]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Hexagrammos lagocephalus
[Rock greenling]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Hexagrammos octogrammus
[Masked greenling]

Photo by Markevich, A.I.

Hexagrammos otakii
[Fat grrenling]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Hexagrammos stelleri
[Whitespotted greenling]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Ophiodon elongatus
[Lingcod]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Oxylebius pictus
[Painted greenling]

Photo by Miyahara, H.

Pleurogrammus azonus
[Okhotsk atka mackerel]

Photo by Redman, M.T.

Pleurogrammus monopterygius
[Atka mackerel]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Zaniolepis frenata
[Shortspine combfish]

Photo by Love, M.

Zaniolepis latipinnis
[Longspine combfish]

12 Species of Family Hexagrammidae
(Greenlings)

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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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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Hexagrammidae Greenlings(See list of species below)

Family: Hexagrammidae Greenlings

(See list of species below)