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Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas, 1810)

Kelp greenling
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Greenling, Kelp greenling, Kelp greenling
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
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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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Hexagrammidae (Greenlings) > Hexagramminae
Etymology: Hexagrammos: Greek, exa = six + greek, gramma = letter,signal (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 46 m (Ref. 2850).   Temperate; 66°N - 32°N

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