Barred surfperch
| Barred surfperch | |
|---|---|
| Barred Surfperch caught at the Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz, CA, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Embiotocidae |
| Genus: | Amphistichus |
| Species: | A. argenteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854 | |
| Synonyms | |
The barred surfperch (Amphistichus argenteus) is a species of surfperch native to inshore waters from northern California, United States to southern Baja California, Mexico. It is also known as the sandperch, silver perch, or California perch.
They are one of 3 species of the genus Amphistichus, and one of the six species in the subfamily Amphistichinae (Which includes Amphistichus and Hyperprosopon.)