---
title: "Painted Greenling"
description: "Oxylebius pictus — Pesci. The painted greenling (Oxylebius pictus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/painted-greenling
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Painted Greenling

> Oxylebius pictus — Pesci. The painted greenling (Oxylebius pictus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae.

- Scientific name: *Oxylebius pictus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1979
- Wikidata: [Q529202](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529202)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48452](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48452)

## Names

- en: Painted Greenling
- de: Anemonenwächter
- es: Molva pinta
- fr: Hexagramme peint

## Countries with the most observations

US (1107), CA (764), MX (11)

## Summary

The painted greenling (Oxylebius pictus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Hexagrammidae. It is endemic to the northeast Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the genus Oxylebius.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Steph Brulot-Sawchyn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228154939

## Machine access

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