Embiotoca jacksoni

Embiotoca jacksoni
At the Aquarium of the Pacific
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Embiotocidae
Genus: Embiotoca
Species:
E. jacksoni
Binomial name
Embiotoca jacksoni
Agassiz, 1853
Synonyms
  • Embiotoca cassidyi Girard, 1854
  • Embiotoca webbi Girard, 1855
  • Holconotus fuliginosus Gibbons, 1854

Embiotoca jacksoni, commonly known as the black surfperch, is a species of surfperch native to shallow coastal areas of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Other common names of the species include black perch and butterlips. They are commercially important food and game fish.