Brown rasp ( lat.Hexagrammos octogrammus ) - sea bottom fish of the family rasp (Hexagrammidae).
| Brown rasp |
|---|
 |
|
| {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{| 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1 }} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 1}} | 4}} : | Eukaryotes |
| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Superfamily : | Terraces ( Hexagrammoidea ) |
|
|
Hexagrammos octogrammus Pallas , 1814 |
|
The average length of the brown rasp is up to 35 cm, off the coast of Kamchatka - up to 42 cm. The color is brown or greenish-brown with brown spots. The abdomen and the bottom of the head are light. Dark brown stripes diverge from each eye, spots on the cheeks are white with a bluish tint, round black spots are above the bases of the pectoral fins. The meat is green.
It lives in the Japanese , Okhotsk , Bering seas and in the ocean near these seas; along the coast of North America - south to the town of Sitka on Baranov Island. From autumn to early summer they are kept in depth, and in summer off the coast.
How by-catch gets into coastal and fixed seines. Still a brown rasp is often caught on a fishing rod. In Northern Japan, it is often sold in fish markets, but is considered not too valuable.
