Embiotoca

Embiotoca is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Embiotoca
A black surfperch (Embiotoca jacksoni) at the New England Aquarium, Boston
A Pile surfperch (Rhacochilus vacca ) from Monterey, California
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Ovalentaria
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Embiotocidae
Genus:	Embiotoca Agassiz, 1853
Type species
Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853 (Black surfperch)
• Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854 (Striped surfperch)