Redtail surfperch (Amphistichus rhodoterus) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 0–7 m.
Scientific name: Amphistichus rhodoterus · Water: Saltwater, Brackish
Size: up to 41 cm
The redtail surfperch is a demersal embiotocid whose adults are found on sand beaches in the surf of exposed coasts, and sometimes in bays and backwaters. It is recorded from the surface down to 7 m, and it also enters brackish water. It is viviparous, with the female carrying the developing young. Maximum length is about 41 cm total length, and it can live nine years. It is a commercial species, a gamefish and a public aquarium fish. Fishing vulnerability is moderate at 44 of 100 and resilience low; no IUCN assessment is recorded for it.
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