Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Caudal rounded.

Common Names

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Masked greenling , English , Canada

Masked greenling , English , USA

Masked greenling , English , Alaska

Pruunikas terpuug , Estonian , Estonia

Kiijii , Haida (Skidegate) , Canada

Suji-ainame , Japanese , Japan

줄노래미 , Korean , Korea (South)

叉線六線魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

叉线六线鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Terpuga alaskanska , Polish , Poland

Buriy terpug , Russian , Russia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Hexagrammidae

Genus: Hexagrammos

Species: Hexagrammos octogrammus (Pallas, 1814)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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Found in shallow rocky areas (Ref. 2850). Caught by anglers (Ref. 559).

Habitat

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demersal