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Spotfin Surfperch

November 28, 2014 by kenjones
Spotfin Surfperch from the San Simeon Pier Species: Hyperprosopon anale (Agassiz, 1854); from the Greek root words hyper  (above) and prosopon (face, from the upward direction of the face) and the Greek prefix ana  (back again or similar). Family Embiotocidae, subfamily Amphistichinae. Alternate Names: Silver perch. In Mexico called mojarra aletimanchada or perca. Identification: Although [...]