Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Micrometrus

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Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Micrometrus aurora (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

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Micrometrus aurora
[Reef perch]

Photo by Schultz, E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Micrometrus minimus (Gibbons, 1854)

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Micrometrus minimus
[Dwarf perch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Micrometrus aurora Reef perch Eastern Pacific 18 TL 1880
Micrometrus minimus Dwarf perch Eastern Pacific 16 TL 1854



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