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Embiotocidae
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The surfperches are a family of viviparous ray-finned fishes, the Embiotocidae. Most species are marine, inhabiting coastal waters from Baja California to Alaska, with a few found in Asian Pacific coasts. The only freshwater species, the tule perch (Hysterocarpus traski), is endemic to California, United States.
Species
surfperches
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyEmbiotocidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 201
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- 2
- Family
- Embiotocidae
- Collections
- SDNHM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Fossil record
- Description
- Reproduction
- Biology
- Feeding
- See also
- References
The surfperches are a family of viviparous ray-finned fishes, the Embiotocidae. Most species are marine, inhabiting coastal waters from Baja California to Alaska, with a few found in Asian Pacific coasts. The only freshwater species, the tule perch (Hysterocarpus traski), is endemic to California, United States.
== Etymology == From Greek embios meaning 'persistent' and tokos meaning 'birth', alluding to the viviparous reproduction exhibited by embiotocids.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Embiotocidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.