Embiotoca jacksoni
| Embiotoca jacksoni | |
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| A black surfperch at the New England Aquarium, Boston | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Embiotocidae |
| Genus: | Embiotoca |
| Species: | E. jacksoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853 | |
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Embiotoca jacksoni, commonly known as the black surfperch, is a species of surfperch native to shallow coastal areas of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Other common names of the species include black perch and butterlips. They are commercially important food and game fish.