barred surfperch
Amphistichus argenteus 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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The barred surfperch (Amphistichus argenteus) is a species of surfperch native to inshore waters from northern California, United States to southern Baja California, Mexico. It is also known as the sandperch, silver perch, or California perch.
They are one of 3 species of the genus Amphistichus, and one of the six species in the subfamily Amphistichinae (which includes Amphistichus and Hyperprosopon.)
Wikipedia contributors, Barred surfperch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:26.978023+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854
- Name authority
- Agassiz, 1854
- Common name
- barred surfperch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Embiotocidae
- Genus
- Amphistichus
- 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
- genusAmphistichus Agassiz, 1854
- speciesAmphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mytilophagus fasciatus Gibbons, 1854 Gibbons, 1854 | synonym |
| Amphistichus arenatus Ryder, 1885 Ryder, 1885 | synonym |
| Amphistichus similis Girard, 1854 Girard, 1854 | 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. (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. 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:D639. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.