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Amphistichus koelzi (Hubbs, 1933)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 28; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 26 - 32. Generally silvery overlaid with brassy tones; back bluish or olivaceous; lower head and lower anterior part of body tinged with red; sides with series of brown speckles which form rough narrow vertical bars; pectorals plain, other fins usually reddish (Ref. 6885).

Common Names

  • Calico-brændingsaborre , Danish , Denmark
  • Calico surfperch , English , Canada
  • Calico surfperch , English , USA
  • 柯氏双齿海鲫 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 柯氏雙齒海鯽 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Szumien kaliko , Polish , Poland
  • Mojarra angaripola , Spanish , Mexico
  • Perca , Spanish , Mexico

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Embiotocidae

    Genus: Amphistichus

    Species: Amphistichus koelzi (Hubbs, 1933)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: near Cape Flaterry in Washington, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico. Recorded 32 km from the Canadian border (Ref. 6885).

    • Biology

    Adults occur usually in sand beaches in surf (Ref. 2850). Viviparous, female carries the developing young (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    demersal