Tule perch

Tule perch
Hysterocarpus traskii pomo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Embiotocidae
Genus: Hysterocarpus
Gibbons, 1854
Species:
H. traskii
Binomial name
Hysterocarpus traskii
Gibbons, 1854
Synonyms
  • Hysterocarpus traski Gibbons, 1854

The tule perch (Hysterocarpus traskii) is a surfperch (Embiotocidae) native to the rivers and estuaries of central California. It is the sole member of its genus, and the only freshwater surfperch. It has three subspecies: the Russian River tule perch (H. t. pomo), the Clear Lake tule perch (H. t. lagunae), and the Sacramento tule perch (H.t. traskii).