surfperch
IPA: sˈɝfpˈɝtʃ
noun
- Any of the family Embiotocidae of viviparous perciform fishes, found mainly in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
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Examples of "surfperch" in Sentences
- These, as surfperch, give live birth to their young.
- Redtail surfperch appear to school like other surfperch.
- Sandlance and crustaceans are eaten by the redtail surfperch.
- The belly of the redtail surfperch slopes upward after the anus.
- The body of the silver surfperch is oval and strongly compressed.
- It is the sole member of its genus, and the only freshwater surfperch.
- As with all surfperch, the young are born alive and are relatively large.
- Redtail surfperch are one of three species in the Amphistichus genus i.e.
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