Painted greenling
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The painted greenling (Oxylebius pictus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zaniolepididae, which includes this species and the combfishes. It is endemic to the northeast Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the genus Oxylebius.
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Painted greenling | |
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Two painted greenlings (one dark and one pale) at Scripps Canyon, La Jolla, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Zaniolepididae |
Subfamily: | Oxylebiinae Gill, 1862 |
Genus: | Oxylebius Gill, 1862 |
Species: | O. pictus |
Binomial name | |
Oxylebius pictus Gill, 1862 | |
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