Embiotoca is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
| Embiotoca | |
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| A black surfperch (Embiotoca jacksoni) at the New England Aquarium, Boston | |
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| A Pile surfperch (Rhacochilus vacca ) from Monterey, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Family: | Embiotocidae |
| Genus: | Embiotoca Agassiz, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853 (Black surfperch)
- Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854 (Striped surfperch)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Embiotoca". FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
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Media related to Embiotoca at Wikimedia Commons
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