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Calico Surfperch

Amphistichus koelzi

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 7, February 6, March 6, April 8, May 8, June 6, July 5, August 5, September 6, October 6, November 8, December 6.
United States85
California79
Washington5
Oregon1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderBlennies, damselfishes and allies · Blenniiformes
FamilySurfperches · Embiotocidae
GenusAmphistichus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Calico Surfperch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.