Hexagrammos

Hexagrammos
Kelp greenling (H. decagrammus)
Rock greenling (H. lagocephalus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Hexagrammidae
Subfamily: Hexagramminae
Jordan, 1888
Genus: Hexagrammos
Tilesius, 1810
Type species
Hexagrammos stelleri
Tilesius, 1810
Synonyms
  • Acantholebius Gill, 1861
  • Agrammus Günther, 1860
  • Chiropsis Girard, 1858
  • Chirus Pallas, 1814
  • Decagrammus Hubbs, 1928
  • Grammatopleurus Gill, 1861
  • Hexagrammoides Gratzianov, 1907
  • Labrax Pallas, 1810
  • Lebius Pallas, 1814
  • Octogrammus Bleeker, 1874

Hexagrammos is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings. These fishes are found in the north Pacific Ocean.

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