Hexagrammidae

E241990

Hexagrammidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes commonly known as greenlings, found primarily in the North Pacific Ocean.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hexagrammidae canonical 11

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
associatedWith kelp forests
rocky reefs
bodyShape elongate
fusiform
class Actinopterygii
coloration greenish
mottled
commonName greenlings
diet carnivorous
distribution North Pacific Ocean
ecologicalRole benthic predator
economicUse food fish
environment saltwater
finType ray-finned
foundIn Bering Sea
Northeastern Pacific Ocean
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
Sea of Okhotsk
coastal waters
continental shelf
habitat marine environment
hasDorsalFins two
hasMember Agrammus
Hexagrammos
Ophiodon
Oxylebius
Pleurogrammus
Zaniolepis
importance commercial fisheries
recreational fishing
includesSpecies Hexagrammos decagrammus
linked to: Hexagrammos

Ophiodon elongatus
linked to: Ophiodon

Pleurogrammus monopterygius
linked to: Pleurogrammus
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
namedAfter genus Hexagrammos
order Scorpaeniformes
phylum Chordata
preysOn benthic invertebrates
small fishes
region temperate North Pacific
reproduction oviparous
taxonRank family
typicalMaximumLength about 60 cm

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scorpaeniformes includes Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammoidei hasMemberFamily Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammos parentTaxon Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammos family Hexagrammidae
Ophiodon family Hexagrammidae
Ophiodon elongatus family Hexagrammidae
subject linked to: Ophiodon
Agrammus parentTaxon Hexagrammidae
Agrammus family Hexagrammidae
Pleurogrammus family Hexagrammidae
Pleurogrammus monopterygius family Hexagrammidae
subject linked to: Pleurogrammus
Pleurogrammus azonus family Hexagrammidae
subject linked to: Pleurogrammus