
Shiner Surfperch
Cymatogaster aggregata
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,566
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata) is a common surfperch found in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal streams along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. It is the sole member of its genus. The shiner perch is also known as seven-eleven and shiner seaperch.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Shiner perch”.