Walleye surfperch (Hyperprosopon argenteum)

Scientific name: Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbons, 1854

Walleye surfperch (Hyperprosopon argenteum)

The Walleye surfperch (Hyperprosopon argenteum) is a marine fish of the family Embiotocidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-28; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 30 - 35; Vertebrae: 33 - 37. Dark blue dorsally, sides and belly silvery with young having narrow golden vertical bars; tips of pelvic fins black; dusky on edge of caudal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hyperprosopon argenteum
Family
Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
18 m (59 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 18 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; tmax=6)

Sources

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

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