Embiotoca lateralis

Embiotoca lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Embiotocidae
Genus:	Embiotoca
Species:	E. lateralis
Binomial name
	Embiotoca lateralis; Agassiz, 1854
Synonyms
	Ditrema laterale (Agassiz, 1854); Embiotoca lineata Girard, 1854; Embiotoca ornata Girard, 1855; Embiotoca perspicabilis Girard, 1855; Holconotus agassizi Gibbons, 1854; Phanerodon cateralis (Agassiz, 1854) (misspelling); Sema signifer Jordan, 1878; Taeniotoca lateralis (Agassiz, 1854);

Embiotoca lateralis, commonly known as the striped surfperch or striped seaperch, is a species of surfperch native to the North Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Description[]

The striped surfperch is characterized by orange and blue stripes running lengthwise down the body and blue spots on the head and operculum. Individuals reach maximum lengths of 15 in (38 cm).^[2]

References[]

^ N. Bailly (2014). Bailly N (ed.). "Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Earl S.; Hammann, Howard (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 229. ISBN 061800212X.

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[worms-1] N. Bailly (2014). Bailly N (ed.). "Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[Eschmeyer83-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Herald, Earl S.; Hammann, Howard (1983). A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 229. ISBN 061800212X.

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