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). |
Diagnosis: |
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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)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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