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surfperch

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surfperch any member of the family Embiotocidae, a large family of spiny-finned, carnivorous fishes of the perch order. Also known as seaperches and surf fish, most surfperches are found off sandy shores of the North American Pacific Coast. Two species are found off Japan and Korea, and one, the Tule perch, is found in freshwater in the Sacramento River of California. Surfperches, unlike most other marine fishes, bear live young. The various species grow to average lengths of 6 to 18 in. (15–45 cm); most are richly colored. They are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Embiotocidae.

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Embiotocidae

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Embiotocidae (surfperch; subclass Actinopterygii, order Perciformes) A family of coastal marine fish that have oval-shaped, compressed bodies, small mouths, and joined, spinous, soft-rayed dorsal fins. Many species are known to be live-bearing. Rhacochilus toxotes (rubberlip sea-perch) reaches a length of about 40 cm: the other 22 species are smaller. All are found in the northern Atlantic.

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surfperch

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surfperch See EMBIOTOCIDAE.

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	DANCING WITH WAVES.(Recreation)(In search of redtail perch, surf casters have... Newspaper article from: The Register Guard (Eugene, OR); 3/25/2004
	Treasures of the surf. (surf-fish in California coast) Magazine article from: Sunset; 8/1/1984
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