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Amphistichus is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. This genus's species are commonly found in the surf zone, and are very popular with west coast surf anglers.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyEmbiotocidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Specimen records
5
Family
Embiotocidae
Collections
SIO, FMNH, CAS
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Embiotocidae
Image
Amphistichus rhodoterus 3.jpg
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taxon name
Amphistichus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Amphistichus
Commons category
Amphistichus
taxonomic type
Barred surfperch
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Amphistichus is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. This genus's species are commonly found in the surf zone, and are very popular with west coast surf anglers.

==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Species !Common name !Image |- |Amphistichus argenteus (Agassiz, 1854) |Barred surfperch |frameless |- |Amphistichus koelzi (C. L. Hubbs, 1933) |Calico surfperch |frameless |- |Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz, 1854) |Redtail surfperch |frameless |}

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