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Oxylebius pictus Gill, 1862
Painted Greenling
Family: Hexagrammidae
Introduction to the Fish

Photograph

© Derek Holzapfel     (Photo ID #14932)

Map

Source: Distribution of Oxylebius pictus as compiled by Aquamaps

Species Information

Dorsal spines (total): 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 36 - 39. Dorsal rayed part higher than spinous part. Caudal gently rounded. Anal notched between spinous and rayed parts, well incised (Ref. 6885). Head with scales; one fleshy cirrus above each eye and a pair on the occiput; gill membranes joined, free of isthmus. Body with 7 dark vertical bands. Pelvic fin of moderate length, not reaching the anus (Ref. 48751).

Source: FishBase. Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H Hammann. 1983 . (Ref. 2850)

Biology

Species Biology

Found in rocky areas, from the intertidal to 49 m (Ref. 2850). Sleeps on the oral disc, leaving the anemone (Urticina lofotensis) by day but returning every night (Ref. 45560). Commonly encountered hovering motionless by divers (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, small mollusks and bryozoans (Ref. 4930). Neither anterolateral glandular grooves nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). Environment: demersal; marine; depth range ? - 49 m (Ref. 2850). Climate: subtropical; 60°N -

Source: FishBase. Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H Hammann. 1983 . (Ref. 2850)

Distribution

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Point San Carlos, central Baja California, Mexico.

Source: FishBase. Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H Hammann. 1983 . (Ref. 2850)

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeSNRNo StatusNot Listed



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