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Rainbow seaperch

Hypsurus caryi

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Fun Facts

These fish give birth to live babies, rather than laying eggs. They are "viviparous." 

Species Type:

Fishes

Common Name(s):

Rainbow seaperch

Size:

These fish can grow to a max length of nearly 12 inches (30 centimeters).

Diet:

These fish eat crustaceans and other invertebrates on the bottom.

Range & Habitat:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, from nothern California's Cape Mendocino south to Baja California, Mexico.

Details:

This fish has vibrant golden-brown bars and stripes on its silver body, with irregular blue stripes on and near the head, and a dark spot on its dorsal and anal fins. Its body is flattened on the sides and its tail is forked.


itis.gov

Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network

FishBase, referencing original source: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.

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