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Hexagrammos agrammus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Spotty-bellied greenling |
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photo by
Suzuki, T. |
| Family: | Hexagrammidae (Greenlings), subfamily: Hexagramminae | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Yellow Sea (Ref. 559); including off coast of Primorye (Russia) (Ref. 114081). | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits seaweed beds of coastal waters. Juveniles occasionally seen among floating seaweed. A food fish; taken by angling (Ref. 559, 637). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||