Subfamily
Ophiodontinae
Ophiodon elongatus. Photo: (c) DWard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The family of marine fishes Hexagrammidae incorporates the greenlings. These fish are found on the continental shelf in the temperate or subarctic waters of the North Pacific. They are a well-known family in the littoral zone from southern California north to the Aleutian Islands. The most commercially important species is the lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus), a common food fish.
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