Embiotoca jacksoni
Embiotoca jacksoni, commonly known as the black surfperch, is a species of surfperches native to shallow coastal areas of the eastern Pacific. Other common names of the species include black perch and butterlips. They are usually a dark reddish brown to tan in color, often also with vertical dark bars across their body. They are commercially important food and game fish.
| Embiotoca jacksoni | |
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| A black surfperch at the New England Aquarium, Boston | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Embiotocidae |
| Genus: | Embiotoca |
| Species: | E. jacksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853 | |
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