Barred surfperch

Barred surfperch are an important sport fishery for most surf fishermen in California.

The Barred surfperch lives in the demersal, marine environment.

The diet of barred surfperch is made up predominantly of sand crabs . Fishery - Barred surfperch are an important sport fishery for most surf fishermen in California. More

Barred surfperch are gorgeous for a surf species, with vertical bronze bars and spots on each side. Wader-clad fly fishermen seem to have the most luck finding these species along the surf zone. More

Description: The body of the barred surfperch is oval and compressed. The head is blunt and the mouth is comparatively large. The color is olive green to yellow green on the back becoming silver below; with bronze, brassy or yellow vertical bars and spots on the side. More

Habitat: Barred surfperch can be found in waters in North Washington all the way south to Central Baja California. The fish prefer the sandy beaches of the Pacific coastal waters. More

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Barred surfperch are common at almost all sandy-shore, oceanfront piers, north to the San Simeon Pier. More

Identification: Barred surfperch are one of three large surfperch with bronze or brassy bars on the side. The lower jaw is slightly shorter than the upper jaw and the spiny dorsal fin is shorter than the rays in the soft dorsal. More

barred surfperch was the only southern species. Northern Species Striped seaperch were taken from Los Angeles County northward through Oregon (Figure 58). More

The distribution of the barred surfperch is from Playa Maria Bay, Baja California, to Bodega Bay, California (Tarp 1952; Miller and Lea 1972). In the study area, they were reported in San Francisco Bay (Aplin 1967), Tomales Bay (Bane and Bane 1971), Bodega Bay (Standing et al. More

“slab” barred surfperch can be caught throughout the year). Description: “The body of the barred surfperch is oval and compressed. The head is blunt and the mouth is comparatively large. More

Barred Surfperch Tips - Targeting Slabs!Hard Baits and Irons - Some of the things I look for when searching for hard baits on the market are weight transfer systems, finish, quality split and oval rings, high quality injection plastic molding and most importantly the action of the lure. More

Barred Surfperch - Amphistichus argenteus range from north Washington down to central Baja California. They can be found schooling along coastal surf zones and reach weights of up to 4 pounds. More

Barred Surfperch Illustration from California DFG site This is linked from the California DFG Web Site: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mspcont2.html#barred . Common Names: barred surfperch; barred perch; silver perch; surfperch; sand perch; silver surfperch. More

Common names

barred surfperch in English
Gebändeter Brandungsbarsch in German (Deutsch)
mojarra de bandas in Spanish (español)
Perca in Spanish (español)
Szumien srebrny in Polish (polski)
Tværstribet brændingsaborre in Danish (dansk)
銀雙齒海鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
银双齿海鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Embiotocidae
Genus : Amphistichus
Species : Amphistichus argenteus
Authority : Agassiz, 1854