Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Phanerodon

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3 species (see list below)
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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Phanerodon atripes (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

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Phanerodon atripes
[Sharpnose seaperch]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Phanerodon furcatus Girard, 1854

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Phanerodon furcatus
[White seaperch]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 44.2 cm SL
Phanerodon vacca (Girard, 1855)

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Phanerodon vacca
[Pile perch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phanerodon atripes Sharpnose seaperch Eastern Pacific 29 TL 1880
Phanerodon furcatus White seaperch Eastern Pacific 32 TL 1854
Phanerodon vacca Pile perch Eastern Pacific 44.2 SL 1855



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