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Embiotoca

Embiotoca is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Embiotoca
Embiotoca jacksoni
Embiotoca lateralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ovalentaria
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Embiotocidae
Genus: Embiotoca
Agassiz, 1853
Type species
Embiotoca jacksoni
Agassiz, 1853

Embiotoca is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:1

Species Common name Image
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853 Black surfperch
Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854 Striped surfperch
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