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Embiotoca jacksoni

(Embiotoca jacksoni)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Embiotocidae
Genus:Embiotoca
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