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
Genera: Amphistichus - Brachyistius - Cymatogaster - Ditrema - Embiotoca - Hyperprosopon - H ypsurus - Hysterocarpus - Micrometrus - Neoditrema - Phanerodon - Rhacochilus - Zalembius
References
Longo, G.C., Bernardi, G. & Lea, R.N. 2018. Taxonomic revisions within Embiotocidae (Teleostei, Perciformes) based on molecular phylogenetics. Zootaxa 4482(3): 591–596. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.10 Paywall Reference page.
Pondella II, D.J., B.E. Gintert, J.R. Cobb, & L.G. Allen 2005: Biogeography of the nearshore rocky-reef fishes at the southern and Baja California islands. Journal of Biogeography, 32: 187–201. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01180.x
Tarp, F.H. 1952: A revision of the family Embiotocidae (the surfperches). Fish Bulletin, California Department of Fish and Game, 88: 1–99. PDF
Links
Embiotocidae and its species in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Genera of Embiotocidae (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Vernacular names
čeština: Příbojovkovití
Deutsch: Brandungsbarsche
日本語: ウミタナゴ科
Nederlands: Brandingbaarzen
polski: Szumieniowate
The surfperches are a family of percomorph 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, and the tule perch is found in freshwater habitats in California, United States. The largest species in the family reaches 47 cm (18.5 in).
They are viviparous fishes, in which the embryo is nourished directly by the mother, as well as the yolk. This gives the family its scientific name, from Greek embios meaning 'persistent' and tokos meaning 'birth'. This means the mother fish gives live birth instead of laying eggs.
Timeline of genera
References
Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Embiotocidae". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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