Taxobox name Hexagrammidae image Lingcod1.JPG image caption Lingcod , Ophiodon elongatus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Scorpaeniformes subordo Hexagrammoidei familia Hexagrammidae subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Hexagrammos br Ophiodon br Oxylebius br Pleurogrammus br Zaniolepis br See text for species. The family biology family of marine fishes Hexagrammidae incorporates the greenlings . These fish are found on the continental shelf in the temperate or subarctic waters of the Pacific Ocean North Pacific . They are a well known family in the littoral littoral zone from southern California north to the Aleutian Islands . The most commercially important species is the lingcod Ophiodon elongatus , a common food fish. Hexagrammids are small to moderate in size, averaging around 50 cm, although the lingcod can be much larger. Like many other Scorpaeniformes scorpaeniform species, they have broad, spiny pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins. They are scavengers but also catch and eat small fish and bottom dwelling animals such as crabs. They can be found off rocky shorelines, in kelp forest kelp beds , and, especially during spawning, in shallow inlet s and tide pool tidepool s. The kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus is a popular sport fishing sport fish , and although it is not commercially valuable, it is considered a delicious food catch. The lingcod is long and olive yellow in color, and has a very large, toothy mouth. The painted greenling Oxylebius pictus is smaller, brighter in color, and easily recognized by its large vertical red bands. Species There are twelve species in five genera Genus Hexagrammos Hexagrammos agrammus ... Fr d ric Girard Girard , 1858 small . References FishBase family family Hexagrammidae month February year 2006 Scorpaeniformes stub Category Hexagrammidae de Gr nlinge es Hexagrammidae fr Hexagrammidae lt Terp giniai nl Groenlingen no Hexagrammidae pl Terpugowate zh ru ... more details
Taxobox name Painted greenling image Painted greenlings.JPG image width 240px image caption Taken in Scripps Canyon , La Jolla regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Scorpaeniformes familia Hexagrammidae genus Oxylebius species O. pictus binomial Oxylebius pictus binomial authority Gill, 1862 The painted greenling , Oxylebius pictus , is a marine fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean . Its range is from Kodiak Island , Alaska to central Baja California ref name fishbase FishBase species genus Oxylebius species pictus month February year 2006 ref . It can reach a total size of 25 cm and has seven vertical dark bands. It inhabits rocky areas usually shallower than 50 m. It feeds on crustacean s, polychaetes , small mollusc s and bryozoan s. Image Painted Greenling 2007.jpg thumb left Taken in the Northern Channel Islands, California clear References ITIS id 167116 taxon Oxylebius pictus accessdate 18 April 2006 references Category Hexagrammidae Category Western North American coastal fauna Category Monotypic fish genera de Anemonenw chter fr Oxylebius pictus nl Oxylebius pictus ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Kelp Greenling image Hexagrammos decagrammus male .jpg image caption Hexagrammos decagrammus male regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Scorpaeniformes familia Hexagrammidae genus Hexagrammos species H. decagrammus binomial Hexagrammos decagrammus binomial authority Peter Simon Pallas Pallas , 1810 File Hexagrammos decagrammus female .jpg thumb left Hexagrammos decagrammus female Hexagrammos decagrammus is a marine fish known as the Kelp Greenling . It occurs in rocky inshore areas of the northern Pacific and is common on kelp beds and on sand bottoms. They feed on crustaceans, polychaete worms, brittle stars, mollusks, and small fishes. The young are food for steelhead and salmon. They are frequently caught by hook and line, fishing from shore or skiff, as well as speared by divers. External links http www.fishbase.us summary SpeciesSummary.php?id 4032 Hexagrammos decagrammus at Fishbase Category Hexagrammidae Category Animals described in 1810 nl Hexagrammos decagrammus ... more details
Taxobox image Zaniolepis latipinnis.jpg fossil range Pleistocene to Present ref cite journal last Sepkoski first Jack title A compendium of fossil marine animal genera journal Bulletins of American Paleontology volume 364 pages 560 year 2002 url http strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu jack showgenera.php?taxon 611&rank class accessdate 2009 02 27 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Scorpaeniformes familia Hexagrammidae subfamilia Zaniolepidinae genus Zaniolepis species Z. latipinnis binomial Zaniolepis latipiniis binomial authority Girard, 1858 Zaniolepis is a genus of Scorpaeniformes scorpaeniform fish known from the fossil record, with a single Extant taxon extant species. This genus and therefore this species is the only member of the subfamily Zaniolepidinae . The living species, the longspine combfish Z. latipinnis , ref cite web title FishBase url http www.fishbase.org summary speciessummary.php?id 4039 accessdate 2008 11 11 ref has rough, sandpaper like skin, and lives in cold marine waters. It inhabits the muddy bottoms of shallow coastal waters, between 35 and 250 meters 100 to 800 feet depth. ref name EoF cite book editor Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. author Eschmeyer, William N. year 1998 title Encyclopedia of Fishes publisher Academic Press location San Diego pages 178 isbn 0 12 547665 5 ref It is endemism endemic to the Northeast Pacific Ocean . ref cite web url http www.washington.edu burkemuseum collections ichthyology FishKey zanio.html title Combfishes publisher Washington.edu FishKey accessdate 11 February 2010 ref See also List of prehistoric bony fish References reflist External links Category Prehistoric bony fish Category Pleistocene fish Category Scorpaeniformes paleo rayfinned fish stub Scorpaeniformes stub de Kammgr nlinge nl Zaniolepis pl Zaniolepis ... more details
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