Painted greenling
| Painted greenling | |
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| Taken in Scripps Canyon, La Jolla | |
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| Genus: | Oxylebius
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| Species: | O. pictus
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| Oxylebius pictus Gill, 1862
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The painted greenling, Oxylebius pictus, is a marine fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range is from Kodiak Island, Alaska to central Baja California[1]. It can reach a total size of 25 cm and has seven vertical dark bands. It inhabits rocky areas usually shallower than 50 m. It feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, small molluscs and bryozoans.
References
- "Oxylebius pictus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Oxylebius pictus" in FishBase. February 2006 version.