Hexagrammidae
| Hexagrammidae Temporal range:
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| Whitespotted greenling (Hexagrammos stelleri) | |
| Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Superfamily: | Hexagrammoidea Shinohara, 1994 |
| Family: | Hexagrammidae Jordan, 1888 |
| Type species | |
| Hexagrammus stelleri Tilesius, 1810
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| Genera | |
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Hexagrammidae, the greenlings, is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Cottoidei in the order Perciformes. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.