Black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni)

Scientific name: Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853

Black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni)

The Black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni) is a marine fish of the family Embiotocidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Fort Bragg in northern California, USA to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California).

Biology

Adults chiefly live in rocky areas near kelp, occasionally over sand bottom of coastal bays and around piers and pilings, and rarely in surf. Occur from intertidal areas to 46 m depth, but usually at about 6.1 m. Usually form small groups. Viviparous, female carries the developing young.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Embiotoca jacksoni
Family
Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
39.0
Depth range
46 m (151 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 46 m, usually ? - 6 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Fort Bragg in northern California, USA to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1.5; tmax=10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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