Whitespotted greenling
(Hexagrammos stelleri)

Image source: Sara Thiebaud | inaturalist.org

General data

Scientific names: Whitespotted greenling

Habitat: Saltwater

Climates: Temperate, Subpolar

Native to coasts of: Asia, North America

Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, Gulf of Alaska, Chukchi Sea

Description
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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.