Okhotsk atka mackerel
| Okhotsk atka mackerel | |
|---|---|
| P. azonus in a tank | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Hexagrammidae |
| Genus: | Pleurogrammus |
| Species: | P. azonus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurogrammus azonus D. S. Jordan & Metz, 1913 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Okhotsk Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus azonus), also known as the Arabesque greenling, is a mackerel-like species in the family Hexagrammidae. It is commonly known as hokke (法華) in Japan and imyeonsu in Korean. The primary population of the fish is found off the Sea of Okhotsk.