Whitespotted greenling (Hexagrammos stelleri)

Image source: Sara Thiebaud | inaturalist.org
General data
- Main name: Whitespotted greenling
- Climates: Temperate, Subpolar
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Asia, North America
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Chukchi Sea, Sea of Japan (East Sea), Gulf of Alaska
Classification
- Genus: Hexagrammos - Hexagrammos
- Family: Hexagrammidae - Greenlings
- Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
North Pacific: Peter the Great Bay, Russia and the Sea of Japan to Cape Lisburne in the Chukchi Sea, Unimak Island in the Aleutian chain and Oregon, USA. Max length: 48 cm TL; max. published weight: 1.6 kg Dorsal spines (total): 22 - 25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-24; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 25. Caudal slightly forked. Ranges from the intertidal zone to 200 m depth, possibly to 500 m. Found near rocks, pilings and eelgrass beds. Feed on worms, crustaceans, and small fishes.