black perch
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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. They are commercially important food and game fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Embiotoca jacksoni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:53:58.037141+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853
- Name authority
- Agassiz, 1853
- Common name
- black perch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Embiotocidae
- Genus
- Embiotoca
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyEmbiotocidae Agassiz, 1853
- genusEmbiotoca Agassiz, 1853
- speciesEmbiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Embiotoca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| striped seaperchEmbiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854 | EmbiotocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Embiotoca webbi Girard, 1855 Girard, 1855 | synonym |
| Holconotus fuliginosus Gibbons, 1854 Gibbons, 1854 | synonym |
| Embiotoca cassidyi Girard, 1854 Girard, 1854 | synonym |
| Embiotoca jacksonii Agassiz, 1853 Agassiz, 1853 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Agassiz, L. (1853). Extraordinary fishes from California, constituting a new family, described by L. Agassiz. Am. J. Sci. Arts, (Ser. 2) v. 16 (no. 48): 380–390. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39FYS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.