walleye surfperch

Hyperprosopon argenteum

Embiotocid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Hyperprosopon argenteum, the walleye surfperch, is a species of surfperch native to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It may also be known as the bigeye perch and chinese pompano. They are one of two species in the genus Hyperprosopon.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Embiotocidae
Genus: Hyperprosopon
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California).

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