surfperch

surf·perch

S0915200 (sûrf′pûrch′)n. pl. surfperch or surf·perch·es Any of various viviparous marine fishes of the family Embiotocidae, found in shallow coastal waters of the northern Pacific Ocean.

surfperch

(ˈsɜːfˌpɜːtʃ) n (Animals) any viviparous marine percoid fish of the family Embiotocidae, of North American Pacific coastal waters. Also called: sea perch

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(ˈsɜrfˌpɜrtʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -perch, (esp. for kinds or species) -perch•es. any fish of the livebearing family Embiotocidae, of shallow North American Pacific coastal water. Also called surffish. [1880–85, Amer.]

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surfperch - small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North Americasurf fish, surffishpercoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order PerciformesEmbiotocidae, family Embiotocidae - viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishesHipsurus caryi, rainbow perch, rainbow seaperch - Pacific coast fish

surfperch

surfperch,

any member of the family Embiotocidae, a large family of spiny-finned, carnivorous fishes of the perch order. Also known as seaperches and surf fish, most surfperches are found off sandy shores of the North American Pacific Coast. Two species are found off Japan and Korea, and one, the Tule perch, is found in freshwater in the Sacramento River of California. Surfperches, unlike most other marine fishes, bear live young. The various species grow to average lengths of 6 to 18 in. (15–45 cm); most are richly colored. They are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, family Embiotocidae.

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noun small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America

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