Kelp greenling

Kelp greenling
Male (top) and female (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Hexagrammidae
Genus: Hexagrammos
Species:
H. decagrammus
Binomial name
Hexagrammos decagrammus
(Pallas, 1810)
Synonyms
List
  • Labrax decagrammus Pallas, 1810
  • Chiropsis decagrammus (Pallas, 1810)
  • Chirus denarius Richardson, 1844
  • Grystes lineatus Ayres, 1854
  • Chirus guttatus Girard, 1854
  • Chirus constellatus Girard, 1854
  • Chirus maculoseriatus Lockington, 1880

The kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings. It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

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