First Record of the Rock Greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Hexagrammidae) in the Northern Sea of Okhotsk
摘要
Abstract
The rock greenling Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas, 1810) was caught for the first time in the Taui Bay of the northern Sea of Okhotsk. It became the fifth species of the Hexagrammidae to be recorded from this area. A brief description of the morphological characters and coloration of the caught specimen is given. The distribution of the rock greenling in the Sea of Okhotsk is discussed. The rarity of catches of this species off the coast of northwestern Kamchatka is probably a result from the absence of suitable rocky habitats with dense kelp forests.