Species: Hexagrammos decagrammus
Kelp Greenling
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

Articles:
Researchers updating a 1980 fish catalog have found evidence of 37 additional fish species in the Salish Sea. This information, accompanied by hundreds of detailed illustrations, is seeding a new reference book expected to gain wide use among scientists, anglers and conservationists. [Editor's note: As of 2019, the list of Salish Sea fishes has grown to 260 species.]

A 2015 article published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series identifies intraspecific differences in diet between harbor seals in the Salish Sea, suggesting implications for marine reserve management.

Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Family
Hexagrammidae
Genus
Hexagrammos
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
<p>Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes</p>
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Scorpaeniformes - Hexagrammidae - Hexagrammos
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Marine
Migration
<p>false - false - false</p>
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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