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Hexagrammos stelleri Tilesius, 1810

Whitespotted greenling
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Canada country information

Common names: Kiijii, Kits, Kits chai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Pacific coast (Ref. 6885). Seldom sold commercially (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 4925, 91783, 118443. In range Ref. 2850.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Hexagrammidae (Greenlings) > Hexagramminae
Etymology: Hexagrammos: Greek, exa = six + greek, gramma = letter,signal (Ref. 45335);  stelleri: Named after G.W. Steller, naturalist with C.J. Bering's voyage of discovery (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 50550).   Temperate; 66°N - 42°N

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