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surfperch
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surf·perch  (sûrfpûrch)
n. pl. surfperch or surf·perch·es
Any of various viviparous marine fishes of the family Embiotocidae, found in shallow waters along the North American Pacific coast. Also called surf fish.
surfperch [ˈsɜːfˌpɜːtʃ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any viviparous marine percoid fish of the family Embiotocidae, of North American Pacific coastal waters Also called sea perch
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Noun1.surfperch - small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
surf fish, surffish
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Embiotocidae, family Embiotocidae - viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
Hipsurus caryi, rainbow perch, rainbow seaperch - Pacific coast fish
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Review of some California fisheries for 2006: Coastal pelagic finfish, market squid, dungeness crab, spot prawn, highly migratory species, ocean salmon, California halibut, nearshore live-fishes, cabezon, surfperches, and leopard shark.
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