Striped surfperch (Embiotoca lateralis) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is mainly found over reef, rocky, seagrass, at depths of ≤ 95 m.
Scientific name: Embiotoca lateralis · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 41.5 cm
Weight: up to 1 kg
The striped surfperch (Embiotoca lateralis), also called the striped seaperch or blue seaperch, is a deep-bodied northeastern Pacific surfperch marked by bright blue stripes running lengthwise over a bronze, brown-orange or pinkish body, with orange to yellow-black fins and black bands on the anal and soft dorsal fins. It is found from Punta Baja in central Baja California north to Wrangell in southeastern Alaska, frequenting rocky reefs, eelgrass beds, kelp forests, intertidal shallows and man-made structures such as piers, from the surface down to about 95 m; like other surfperch it is viviparous and gives birth to live young, maturing at around two years at 22–25 cm. In the United States it is taken by shore anglers in California, Oregon and Washington from piers, jetties and beaches on light tackle baited with shrimp, mussel or worm, and it also appears in boat catches over shallow algae-covered reef. It grows to a maximum of about 41.5 cm and 1 kg.
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