Hexagrammidae

Arabesque greenling

Pleurogrammus azonus

Sixty Two Centimeters Hexagrammid Fish from Japanese Waters

• Green
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

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 (ホッケ) in Japan and imyeonsu in Korean. The primary population of the fish is found off the Sea of Okhotsk.