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Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846. Giant Hawkfish or Hieroglyphic Hawkfish. To 52 cm (20.4 in) TL
(Allen and Robertson 1994). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Galván-Magaña et al. 2000) to
Ecuador (Béarez 1996), including Gulf of California (Bussing and Lavenberg in Fischer et al. 1995) and
Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1975). At depths of 1–20 m (3–66 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen
2002; max.: Allen and Robertson 1994).
*Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857. Longnose Hawkfish. To 13 cm (5.1 in) TL (Bussing and Lavenberg in
Fischer et al. 1995). Pacific and Indian oceans; Japan (Hayashi in Nakabo 2002); Cabo San Lucas, southern
Baja California (Bussing and Lavenberg in Fischer et al. 1995) to Colombia (Allen and Robertson 1994),
including Gulf of California (Bussing and Lavenberg in Fischer et al. 1995), Islas Galápagos (Grove and
Lavenberg 1997), and Isla Malpelo (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 5–100 m (15–328 ft) (min.:
Thomson et al. 1979; max.:Allen and Robertson 1994).
Family Cichlidae — Cichlids
**Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848). Redbelly Tilapia. To 40 cm (15.7 in) SL (Van Oijen 1995). Long Beach Harbor
area (Dill and Cordone 1997; M. L., unpubl. data). Primarily a freshwater species, T. zillii are periodically
taken in Long Beach Harbor at least as far south as the Belmont Pier. They probably have been washed
down rivers or creeks entering the harbor area.
Family Embiotocidae — Surfperches
Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854. Barred Surfperch. To 43.2 cm (17 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Bodega
Bay, northern California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Bahia Santa Rosalia (28°35'N, 114°10'W), northcentral
Baja California (SIO 52-160). Surf zone and to 73 m (240 ft; Miller and Lea 1972); occasionally
found in relatively low salinity conditions (to 24.6 ppt) in estuaries (Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000).
Amphistichus koelzi (Hubbs, 1933). Calico Surfperch. To 30.5 cm (12 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Cape
Flattery, Washington (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) to Arroyo San Isidro, northern Baja California
(Miller and Lea 1972). Surf zone and to 9.1 m (30 ft; Miller and Lea 1972).
Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz, 1854). Redtail Surfperch. To 40.6 cm (16 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Miller and Lea 1972) to Avila Beach, central California (Dentler
and Grossman 1980). One specimen was reported from the ocean off San Diego, southern California by
Eigenmann (1892). Surf zone and to 7.3 m (24 ft; Miller and Lea 1972).
Brachyistius frenatus Gill, 1862. Kelp Perch or Kelp Surfperch. To 21.6 cm (8.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Near Sitka, southeastern Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Bahia Tortugas, central Baja California,
including Isla Guadalupe (Miller and Lea 1972). Intertidal area and to 76 m (249 ft) (min.: Hubbs
and Hubbs 1954; max.: M. L., unpubl. data), seldom in tidepools and primarily at middepths among
columns of giant kelp (particularly Macrocystis) (Hubbs and Hubbs 1954).
Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons, 1854. Shiner Perch, Shiner Surfperch, White Surf-fish, or Yellow Shiner.
To 20.3 cm (8.0 in) TL (Evermann and Goldsborough 1907). Sitka, southeastern Alaska (Mecklenburg
et al. 2002) to Bahia San Quintin, northern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Surf zone and to
146 m (480 ft) (min.: Evermann and Goldsborough 1907; max.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983), reported
to 303 m (1,000 ft; Lauth 1999); also in tidepools (Metz 1912). The Island Perch, Cymatogaster gracilis
Tarp, 1952, is a junior synonym.
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853. Black Perch or Black Surfperch. To 39 cm (15.35 in) TL (Miller and Lea
1972). Fort Bragg, northern California to Punta Abreojos, central Baja California, including Isla Guadalupe
(Miller and Lea 1972). Surface to 46 m (150 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: Eschmeyer and Herald
1983), including intertidal area (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983); rarely below 24 m (80 ft; Humann 1996).