Embiotoca caryi
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Embiotoca caryi ( Syn .: Hypsurus caryi ) is a fish from the family of the surf perch (Embiotocidae). It lives on the coast of the eastern Pacific from Mendocino north of San Francisco to northern Baja California . The fish live mainly on rocky banks, at depths of up to 40 meters, sometimes go to kelp areas and sea grass meadows, or they can be found over sandy areas, but never in the surf zone. In autumn they appear in swarms. Embiotoca caryi is not a common species.
features
The fish become 30 cm long. They are very brightly colored animals that are colored orange and blue. The fins are usually orange. At the beginning of the soft rayed part of the dorsal fin , on the anal fin and at the end of the upper lip they each have a dark spot. The pelvic fins are sometimes striped, the ventral line is straight and rises steeply upwards at the anal fin. The anal fin is small and is far back. It is supported by three hard and 20 to 24 soft rays. The longest hard rays of the dorsal fin are shorter than the soft rays.
literature
- Eschmeyer, Herald, Hamann: Pacific Coast Fishes , Peterson Field Guides, ISBN 0-395-33188-9
Web links
- Embiotoca caryi on Fishbase.org (English)