Hexagrammos decagrammus Kelp greenling

Hexagrammos decagrammus is commonly referred to as Kelp greenling. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 240732

Scientific:: Hexagrammos decagrammus
German:: Kelpgrünling
English:: Kelp Greenling

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Hexagrammidae (Family) > Hexagrammos (Genus) > decagrammus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1810

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: - 46 Meter
Habitats:: Kelp forests, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Sandy sea floors
Size:: up to 24.02" (61 cm)
Weight:: 2.1 kg
Temperature:: 4,1 °F - 55.4 °F (4,1°C - 13°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Sea squirts, Sponges, Starfishs, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-09-27 20:30:10
Last edit:: 2023-11-13 12:26:01

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(Pallas, 1810)

Verbreitung
Eastern Pacific: Amchitka Island, in the Aleutian chain (Ref. 27436) to La Jolla, southern California, USA.

Biology:
Occurs in rocky inshore areas, common on kelp beds, also on sand bottoms.
Feeds on crustaceans, polychaete worms, brittle stars, mollusks, and small fishes.
Young are food of steelheads and salmon. Frequently caught by shore and skiff fishers and speared by divers.

Synonyms:
Chiropsis decagrammus (Pallas, 1810)
Chirus constellatus Girard, 1854
Chirus denarius Richardson, 1844
Chirus guttatus Girard, 1854
Chirus maculoseriatus Lockington, 1880
Grystes lineatus Ayres, 1854
Labrax decagrammus Pallas, 1810