| Family: |
Embiotocidae (Surfperches) |
| Max. size: |
39 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 700.0 g; max. reported age: 10 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 46 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Fort Bragg in northern California, USA to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults chiefly live in rocky areas near kelp, occasionally over sand bottom of coastal bays and around piers and pilings, and rarely in surf. Occur from intertidal areas to 46 m depth, but usually at about 6.1 m. Usually form small groups. Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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