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Hermosilla azurea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Kyphosidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Hermosilla azurea neotropicalfishesmyspeciesinfositesneotropical

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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Hermosilla azurea Wikipedia