---
title: "Kelp Greenling"
description: "Hexagrammos decagrammus — Fish. The kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/kelp-greenling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kelp Greenling

> Hexagrammos decagrammus — Fish. The kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings.

- Scientific name: *Hexagrammos decagrammus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2550
- Wikidata: [Q2378626](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2378626)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68596](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68596)

## Names

- en: Kelp Greenling
- de: Kelpgrünling
- es: Molva de Kelp
- fr: Hexagramme de roche

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1301), US (1060)

## Summary

The kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae, the greenlings.  It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelp_greenling

## Photo

![Kelp Greenling](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kelp-greenling/medium.jpg)

Photo: Quillipede · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204951407

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kelp-greenling?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).