Halfmoon

This article is about the fish. For the town, see Halfmoon, New York. For other uses, see Half Moon (disambiguation).

Halfmoon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Scorpididae
Genus: Medialuna
Species:
M. californiensis
Binomial name
Medialuna californiensis
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Scorpis californiensis Steindachner, 1876

The halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis), also known as the blue perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub from the family Scorpididae. It is native to the coasts of the eastern Pacific Ocean off western North America. It is fished for using hook and line and it is a desirable food fish.

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