Russian river tule perch

The tule perch is small, at most 15 cm in length, and deep-bodied, with a definite hump shape between the head and the dorsal fin.

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The Russian river tule perch lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

A native Russian River tule perch is shown at lower right. Image provided courtesy of the Sonoma County Water Agency. tule_perch.jpg 33K Click on image to enlarge (33K). More

Common names

Russian river tule perch in English
波莫宫果海鲫 in Mandarin Chinese
波莫宮果海鯽 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Embiotocidae
Genus : Hysterocarpus
Species : Hysterocarpus traskii
Authority : Hopkirk,1974

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Russian river tule perch (Hysterocarpus traskii)