Embiotoca lateralis, commonly known as the striped surfperch or striped seaperch, is a species of surfperch native to the north-eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Embiotocidae |
| Genus: | Embiotoca |
| Species: | E. lateralis
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| Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854
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Description
editThe 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).[3]
References
edit- ^ Carpenter, K.E. & Robertson, R (2019). "Embiotoca lateralis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T141481460A141781371.en. S2CID 240049628.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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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