Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 22 - 25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 24; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 25. Caudal slightly forked.

Common Names

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Hvidplettet grønling , Danish , Denmark

White greening , English , Canada

Whitespotted greenling , English , Canada

Whitespotted greenling , English , USA

Whitespotted greenling , English , Alaska

Tähniline terpuug , Estonian , Estonia

Kits , Haida (Massett) , Canada

Kits chai , Haida (Massett) , Canada

Kiijii , Haida (Skidegate) , Canada

Ezo-ainame , Japanese , Japan

白斑六線魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白斑六线鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Terpuga stellera , Polish , Poland

Pyatnistiy terpug , Russian , Russia

Pyatnistyi terpug , Russian , Russia

ленок пятнистый , Russian , Russia

терпуг пятнистый , Russian , Russia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Hexagrammidae

Genus: Hexagrammos

Species: Hexagrammos stelleri Tilesius, 1810

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Biology

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Ranges from the intertidal zone to 175 m depth, possibly to 475 m (Ref. 6793). Found near rocks, pilings and eelgrass beds (Ref. 2850). Feed on worms, crustaceans, and small fishes (Ref. 6885). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 37773).

Habitat

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demersal