rubberlip seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes Agassiz, 1854
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.
Rhacochilus toxotes (Rubberlip surfperch). Courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Rhacochilus toxotes, the rubberlip surfperch, is a species of surfperch found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They are the largest species of surfperch by weight, and second largest in length.
They are also commonly known as buttermouth perch, liverlip, rubberlip seaperch, as well as porgee and sprat in Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhacochilus toxotes; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:31:34.501613+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhacochilus toxotes Agassiz, 1854
- Name authority
- Agassiz, 1854
- Common name
- rubberlip seaperch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Embiotocidae
- Genus
- Rhacochilus
- 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
- genusRhacochilus Agassiz, 1854
- speciesRhacochilus toxotes Agassiz, 1854
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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. (1854). Additional notes on the Holconoti. [Appendix to ref. 69.]. American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2), v. 17: 365–369. 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.
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:4RX27. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.