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Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854. Blue Seaperch, Striped Seaperch, or Striped Surfperch. To 39.6 cm (15.6 in)
TL (M. L., unpubl. data). Southeastern Alaska at Klakas Inlet, reported but without documentation as far
north as Wrangell (see Mecklenburg et al. 2002:663), to Punta Cabras, northern Baja California (Miller
and Lea 1972). Surface to 50 m (165 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: M.L., unpubl. data), including
intertidal area (Chotkowski 1994); reported to 96 m (312 ft; W. A. Palsson, pers. comm. to M. L.).
Hyperprosopon anale Agassiz, 1861. Spotfin Surfperch. To 20 cm (8 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Seal
Rock, Oregon to Bahia Blanca, central Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Surface to 101 m (331 ft)
(min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: Weinberg et al. 2002), including surf zone (M. L., unpubl. data).
Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbons, 1854. Walleye Surfperch. To 30.5 cm (12 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Punta San Rosarito, central Baja California, including Isla
Guadalupe (Miller and Lea 1972). Surface to 182 m (597 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: M. L.,
unpubl. data), including surf zone (Carlisle et al. 1960). One taken inside the mouth of a stream (24.6
ppt) during tidal inflow (Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000).
Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons, 1854). Silver Surfperch. To 26.7 cm (10.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea
1972). Brooks Peninsula, British Columbia (Peden and Hughes 1986) to Rio San Vicente, northern Baja
California (Miller and Lea 1972). Intertidal and to 110 m (360 ft) (min.: Chotkowski 1994; max.: Miller
and Lea 1972); also one report from a brackish lagoon (Saiki and Martin 2001).
Hypsurus caryi (Agassiz, 1853). Rainbow Seaperch or Rainbow Surfperch. To 30.5 cm (12 in) TL (Miller and
Lea 1972). Cape Mendocino, northern California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Punta Santo Tomas (31°33'N,
116°24’W), northern Baja California (SIO 50-281). Surf zone and to 50 m (165 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al.
1960; max.: D. Schroeder, pers. comm. to M. L.).
Micrometrus aurora (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880). Reef Perch or Reef Surfperch. To 18 cm (7.1 in) TL. Tomales
Bay, northern California to Punta Baja, central Baja California. Intertidal and to 6.1 m (20 ft). All in
Miller and Lea (1972).
Micrometrus minimus (Gibbons, 1854). Dwarf Perch or Dwarf Surfperch. To 16 cm (6.25 in) TL (Miller
and Lea 1972). Bodega Bay, northern California to Isla Cedros, central Baja California (Miller and Lea
1972). Intertidal and to 9.1 m (30 ft; Miller and Lea 1972). One individual collected from the mouth of
a coastal creek at a salinity of 1.1 ppt (Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000).
Phanerodon atripes (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880). Sharpnose Seaperch or Sharpnose Surfperch. To 29 cm
(11.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Yaquina Bay, Oregon (Bond and Olson 1985) to Islas San Benito,
central Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Surface to 229 m (750 ft; Miller and Lea 1972).
Phanerodon furcatus Girard, 1854. White Seaperch. To 31.5 cm (12.4 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Vancouver
Island, British Columbia (Miller and Lea 1972) to Bahia San Carlos (29°36'N, 115°12'W; SIO 52-209),
central Baja California. Surf zone and to 70 m (230 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: Allen 1982).
Rhacochilus toxotes Agassiz, 1854. Rubberlip Seaperch. To 47.0 cm (18.5 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Mendocino County, northern California to Cabo Thurloe, southern Baja California, including Isla
Guadalupe (Miller and Lea 1972). Surf zone and to 50 m (164 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: D.
Schroeder, pers. comm. to M. L.).
Rhacochilus vacca (Girard, 1855). Pile Perch or Porgee. To 44.2 cm (17.4 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Southern British Columbia (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Isla Guadalupe, central Baja California (Miller
and Lea 1972). Individuals were observed at Bahia Playa Maria (28°52'N, 114°30'W; SIO 52-166)
but specimens were not saved. A report of occurrence from Wrangell, southeastern Alaska lacks
documentation (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Intertidal and to 90 m (295 ft) (min.: Chotkowski 1994;
max.: M. L., unpubl. data), reported to 210 m (690 ft) (W. A. Palsson, pers. comm. to M. L.). Originally
and still occasionally seen as Damalichthys vacca.
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