Species that contain: Hexagrammos and decagrammus [ 6 ] records

constellatus, Chirus Girard [C. F.] 1854:141 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1818] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 263. Also appeared in Girard 1858:42 [ref. 4911] and accompanying Pl. 19 appeared in Suckley 1860 [ref. 18856]. See Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292] for type information. •Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810) -- (Rutenberg 1962:58 [ref. 24028], Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:4 [ref. 27292]). Current status: Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810). Hexagrammidae: Hexagramminae. Habitat: marine.

decagrammus, Labrax Pallas [P. S.] 1810:386, Pl. 22 [Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 2; ref. 3350] Cape St. Elias, Alaska, U.S.A. Holotype: ZMB 31657 (dry). Type catalog: Paepke & Fricke 1992:280 [ref. 19946]. Also in Pallas 1811:278, Pl. 62 (fig. 2). See Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292] for comments on sexual dimorphism and species descriptions. •Valid as Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810) -- (Herrera 1896:62 [ref. 39336] with genus as Hexagrammus, Rutenberg 1962:58 [ref. 24028], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:155 [ref. 9277], Kendall & Vinter 1984:12 [ref. 26201], Matarese et al. 1989:352 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:191 [ref. 14674], Shinohara 1994:79 [ref. 21519], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:394 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292], Nelson et al. 2004:117 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:82 [ref. 37547], Maslenikov et al. 2013:10 [ref. 37947], Page et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:36 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:156 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:64 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:115 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:183 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810). Hexagrammidae: Hexagramminae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern and eastern Bering Sea south to southern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

denarius, Chirus Richardson [J.] 1844:no page number, Pl. 41 (fig. 2) [Ichthyology.--Part 1. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 3739] Sitka harbor, Alaska, U.S.A. No types known. Available from plate 41 [not 44] published in 1844, corresponding text published in 1845. Text published in Richardson 1845:78 [ref. 20574] (illustration not on pl. 44 as stated in text). See Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292] for placement as a synonym. •Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810) -- (Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292]). Current status: Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810). Hexagrammidae: Hexagramminae. Habitat: marine.

guttatus, Chirus Girard [C. F.] 1854:132 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 1817] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 269. See Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292] for information on types. •Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810) -- (Rutenberg 1962:58 [ref. 24028], Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292]). Current status: Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810). Hexagrammidae: Hexagramminae. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Grystes Ayres [W. O.] 1854:190 [The Pacific [newspaper] v. 3 and 4 (thru no. 6); ref. 157] San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A. No types known. Appeared first as above on 6 Oct.; then in Ayres 1854:9 [ref. 18923]. •Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810) -- (Rutenberg 1962:58 [ref. 24028], Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292]). Current status: Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810). Hexagrammidae: Hexagramminae. Habitat: marine.

maculoseriatus, Chirus Lockington [W. N.] 1880:55 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 120); ref. 17555] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 27370 (1), others not found. Originally as maculo-seriatus. See Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292] for type information. •Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810) -- (Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:3 [ref. 27292]). Current status: Synonym of Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas 1810). Hexagrammidae: Hexagramminae. Habitat: marine.