Six-lined prickleback

Ernogrammus hexagrammus

Emerging from crevices to forage

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Medium
Temperate fish

Six-lined prickleback is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Stichaeidae
Genus: Ernogrammus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Japan to the Gulf of Po-Hai (Gulf of Chihli), the Sea of Japan, and the southern Kuril Islands.

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