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Embiotoca jacksoni

Fish

Embiotoca jacksoni, commonly known as the black surfperch, black perch, or butterlips, is a species of surfperch native to shallow coastal areas of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is a commercially important food and game fish. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Embiotoca jacksoni 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source Embiotoca jacksoni (Wikidata)

In Biome

Kelp Forest, Biomes
Source Embiotoca jacksoni (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Embiotoca jacksoni (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Embiotoca jacksoni (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Embiotoca jacksoni, commonly known as the black surfperch, is a species of surfperch native to shallow coastal areas of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Other common names of the species include black perch and butterlips.
  • Lead
    They are carnivorous, feeding primarily on small invertebrates during the day.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Kelp Forests, Distribution and habitat
    They inhabit rocky areas and reefs, eelgrass beds, and kelp forests, but can occasionally be found in sandy areas near human structures like piers or pilings.
  • In Biome: Kelp Forest, Distribution and habitat
    They inhabit rocky areas and reefs, eelgrass beds, and kelp forests, but can occasionally be found in sandy areas near human structures like piers or pilings.
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2. Embiotoca jacksoni (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q142977 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
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