''Embiotoca lateralis'', commonly known as the striped surfperch or striped seaperch, is a species of

surfperch The surfperches are a family of perciform fishes, the Embiotocidae. They are mainly found in northeast Pacific Ocean (as far south as Baja California), but a few species (genera ''Ditrema'' and '' Neoditrema'') are found in the northwest Pacific ...

native to the North Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Description

The striped surfperch is characterized by orange and blue stripes running lengthwise down the body and blue spots on the head and operculum. Individuals reach maximum lengths of 15 in (38 cm).

References

lateralis Fish of North America Fish of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named by Louis Agassiz Fish described in 1854 {{ray-finned fish-stub