Species
Cymatogaster aggregata (Shiner surfperch)
Cymatogaster aggregata. Photo: (c) bpm40, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata) is a common surfperch found in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal streams along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. It is the sole member of its genus.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
- Order: Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies, and allies)
- Family: Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
- Genus: Cymatogaster
- Species: Cymatogaster aggregata (Shiner surfperch)
- Genus: Cymatogaster
- Family: Embiotocidae (Surfperches)
- Order: Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies, and allies)
- Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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