Whitespotted greenling
📖 Overview
Ranges from the intertidal zone to 175 m depth, possibly to 475 m . Found near rocks, pilings and eelgrass beds . Feed on worms, crustaceans, and small fishes . Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 22 - 25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 24; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 25. Caudal slightly forked.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whitespotted greenling is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Male guards egg mass.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 300 m . Temperate; 66°N - 42°N North Pacific: Peter the Great Bay, Russia and the Sea of Japan to Cape Lisburne in the Chukchi Sea, Unimak Island in the Aleutian chain and Oregon, USA.
🌿 Ecology
worms, crustaceans, and small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | White-spotted Greenling · whitespotted greenling |
| 🌍CES | hřebeník Stellerův |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Hvidplettet grønling |
| 🇫🇷French | sourcil à taches blanches |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Ezoainame · エゾアイナメ |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Terpuga stellera |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Lorcha-de-Steller |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Пятнистый терпуг · Терпуг пятнистый (Стеллера) |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiropsis nebulosus | Girard | 1858 | Synonym |
| Chirus trigrammus | Cope | 1873 | Synonym |
| Hexagrammoides nudigenis | Gratzianov | 1907 | Synonym |
| Hexagrammos asper | Tilesius | 1810 | Synonym |
| Labrax hexagrammus | Pallas | 1814 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .
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