Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Embiotocidae Surfperches

Genus: Hyperprosopon

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Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Hyperprosopon anale Agassiz, 1861

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Hyperprosopon anale
[Spotfin surfperch]

Photo by DeCloux, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbons, 1854

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Hyperprosopon argenteum
[Walleye surfperch]

Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons, 1854)

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Hyperprosopon ellipticum
[Silver surfperch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hyperprosopon anale Spotfin surfperch Eastern Pacific 20 TL 1861
Hyperprosopon argenteum Walleye surfperch Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1854
Hyperprosopon ellipticum Silver surfperch Eastern Pacific 27 TL 1854



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