The Calico surfperch (''Amphistichus koelzi'') is a species of
surfperch
The surfperches are a family of perciform fishes, the Embiotocidae. They are mainly found in northeast Pacific Ocean (as far south as Baja California), but a few species (genera '' Ditrema'' and '' Neoditrema'') are found in the northwest Pacifi ...
native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are primarily found along the west coast of the United States (California, Oregon, and Washington).
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honours the American
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Walter Koelz
Walter Norman Koelz (September 11, 1895, Waterloo, Michigan – September 24, 1989) was an American zoologist and museum collector.
Walter Koelz's parents were immigrants from the Black Forest region of Germany, and his father was a village black ...
(1895-1989).
According to the California Department of Fish and Game, Calico surfperch are distinguished from other surfperches by a noticeable notch between the dorsal soft and hard rays. Further, the dorsal hard and soft rays are of equal length and sides often have broken bars and spots on each side. The usual length is around 30 cm (12 inches).
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Calico surfperch
Fish of Mexican Pacific coast
Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs
Calico surfperch