Hexagrammidae

Hexagrammidae, the greenlings, is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Cottoidei in the order Scorpaeniformes. These fishes are found in the North Pacific Ocean.

Hexagrammidae
Temporal range: Late Miocene-Holocene
Whitespotted greenling Hexagrammos stelleri
Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Superfamily: Hexagrammoidea
Shinohara, 1994
Family: Hexagrammidae
Jordan, 1888
Type species
Hexagrammus stelleri
Tilesius, 1810
Genera

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