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atka mackerel

Pleurogrammus monopterygius

Classification

The Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius) is a species of greenling, a ray-finned fish in the family Hexagrammidae. Atka mackerel are common in the northern Pacific Ocean, and are one of only two members of the genus Pleurogrammus – the other being the Arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus). The Atka mackerel was named for Atka Island (Atx̂ax̂ in Aleut), the largest island of the Andreanof islands, a branch of the Aleutians.

Distribution

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United States of America · 10