Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Kyphosidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Species | |
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Genus Hermosilla
O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 Similar Kyphosinae, Perciformes, Kyphosus analogus, Girella nigricans, Halfmoon |
Hermosilla azurea, the zebra-perch sea chub, is a species of sea chub native to the Pacific coast of North America where it occurs from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of California. It is a shallow-water species, found in near-shore waters down to a depth of 8 metres (26 ft). This species forms schools and is usually found in association with the Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii). This species grows to a length of 45 centimetres (18 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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