- PDF: Common CA Surf Perch ID Poster
- CA Fish & Wildlife: 6 Most Common? Surfperches
- Barred surfperch | Redtail surfperch | Rubberlip seaperch | Shiner perch | Silver surfperch | Walleye surfperch
PDF: 2003 Report on Status of 18 Local Species of CA Surfperches
whereas the drop in landings from 1983 to 2001 appears to be due to declines in surfperch populations.
Overview of the Fishery
13. SURFPERCHES
The 22 species in the surfperch family, Embiotocidae, are commonly called surfperch, seaperch and perch. They are found predominantly in temperate, northeastern Pacific waters; however, three species are found in the Sea of Japan and one species (tule perch, Hysterocarpus traski) occupies freshwater and estuarine habitats in California.
Eighteen species occur in California’s coastal waters:
- barred surfperch Amphistichus argenteus
- black perch Embiotoca jacksoni
- calico surfperch Amphistichus koelzi
- dwarf perch Micrometrus minimus
- kelp perch Brachyistius frenatus
- pile perch Rhacochilus vacca
- pink seaperch Zalembius rosaceus
- rainbow seaperch Hypsurus caryi
- redtail surfperch Amphistichus rhodoterus
- reef perch Micrometrus aurora
- rubberlip seaperch Rhacochilus toxotes
- sharpnose seaperch Phanerodon atripes
- shiner perch Cymatogaster aggregate
- silver surfperch Hyperprosopon ellipticum
- spotfin surfperch Hyperprosopon anale
- striped seaperch Embiotoca lateralis
- walleye surfperch Hyperprosopon argenteum
- white seaperch Phanerodon furcataus
- one Estuary|Freshwater CA perch
- 3 from Sea of Japan
- 3 from Sea of Japan
- 3 from Sea of Japan
The island surfperch, Cymatogaster gracilis, was once thought to be a separate species, however it is now considered synonymous with shiner perch.