Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 28; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 29 - 34. Dark green dorsally, sides and belly silvery; a series of narrow vertical bars of pale golden pink on body wall; pectoral fins colorless (Ref. 6885). British Columbia specimens dark on end of caudal fin and free edge of spinous dorsal (Ref. 6885).

Common Names

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Sølv-brændingsaborre , Danish , Denmark

Silver surfperch , English , Canada

Silver surfperch , English , USA

灰鰭大眼海鯽 , Mandarin Chinese , China

灰鳍大眼海鲫 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mojarra ovalada , Spanish , Mexico

Perca , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Embiotocidae

Genus: Hyperprosopon

Species: Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons, 1854)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Found inshore, in surf and sandy areas, also occur around rocks and piers (Ref. 2850). Intertidal and to 110 m (Ref. 96339). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205). Frequently caught, but not of much importance as a sport fish due to its small size (Ref. 2850).

Habitat

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demersal