surfperch (redirected from surfperches)

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.

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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