Rainbow surfperch

Rainbow surfperch
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Embiotocidae
Genus:	Hypsurus; Agassiz, 1861
Species:	H. caryi
Binomial name
	Hypsurus caryi; (Agassiz, 1853)
Synonyms
	Embiotoca caryi Agassiz, 1853;

Hypsurus caryi, the Rainbow seaperch or Rainbow surfperch is a species of surfperch found along the Pacific coast of North America from Cape Mendocino, California to northern Baja California, Mexico. This species prefers rocky shores over sandy ones, and is never found in the surf, preferring the edges of kelp forests down to depths of about 40 metres (130 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypsurus caryi". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypsurus caryi". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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