Embiotoca

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria

Familia: Embiotocidae
Genus: Embiotoca
Species: E. jacksoni - E. lateralis
Name

Embiotoca Agassiz, 1853: 386

Type species: Embiotoca jacksoni L. Agassiz, 1853
Type by subsequent designation of Bleeker, 1876: 290
Gender: feminine

Synonyms

Sema Jordan, 1878
Taeniotoca A. Agassiz, 1861

References

Agassiz, L. 1853: Extraordinary fishes from California, constituting a new family, described by L. Agassiz. American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2), 16 (48): 380–390. BHL
Bleeker, P. 1876: Systema Percarum revisum. Pars II. Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles, 11: 289–340.

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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Embiotoca is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853 (Black surfperch)
Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854 (Striped surfperch)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Embiotoca in FishBase. April 2013 version.