Rock greenling (Hexagrammos lagocephalus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 0–596 m.
Scientific name: Hexagrammos lagocephalus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 61 cm
The rock greenling is a demersal hexagrammid commonly found in shallow rocky areas, especially on exposed coasts, and it is often captured by shore fishers. It is recorded from the surface down to 596 m. Its range is the eastern Pacific, from the Bering Sea and the Kuril Islands to Point Conception in central California, and it is reported from the northern Sea of Japan, Hokkaido and the Sea of Okhotsk. Maximum length is about 61 cm total length, and it matures at about 35.5 cm. It is a commercial species, a gamefish and a public aquarium fish. Fishing vulnerability is moderate to high at 54 of 100 and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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