Amphistichus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Embiotocidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Amphistichus Rank Genus
Similar Barred surfperch, Redtail surfperch, Silver surfperch, Hyperprosopon argenteum, Embiotoca

Amphistichus is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854 (Barred surfperch)

Amphistichus koelzi (C. L. Hubbs, 1933) (Calico surfperch)

Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz, 1854) (Redtail surfperch)

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