| Family: |
Embiotocidae (Surfperches) |
| Max. size: |
41 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 9 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 7 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to Avila Beach, central California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-28; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 28-31. Caudal fin broadly forked (Ref. 6885). Generally silvery overlaid lightly with a brassy cast; light green above; sides with a series of about 9 to 11 narrow vertical dark bars, posteriorly, broken and staggered along the lateral line; caudal and anal fins red (Ref. 6885). |
| Biology: |
Adults are found in sand beaches in surf on exposed coast, sometimes in bays and backwaters (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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