Species: Hexagrammos decagrammus

Kelp Greenling
Species

    Articles:

    List of Salish Sea fish grows to 253 species

    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.]

    An illustration of the fourhorn poacher (Hypsagonus quadricornis). Copyright: Joseph R. Tomelleri
    Foraging differences between male and female harbor seals present challenges for fisheries management

    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. 

    Harbor seal photographed by Andreas Trepte. Available through a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.5 license.
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Actinopterygii

    Order

    Scorpaeniformes

    Family

    Hexagrammidae

    Genus

    Hexagrammos

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    <p>Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes</p>
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Scorpaeniformes - Hexagrammidae - Hexagrammos
    Habitat Type Description
    Marine
    Migration
    <p>false - false - false</p>
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    GNR
    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.BC=SNR" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101116