Hermosilla azurea
| Hermosilla azurea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Genus: | Hermosilla O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 |
| Species: | H. azurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hermosilla azurea O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 | |
Hermosilla azurea, the zebra-perch sea chub, is a species of sea chub native to the Pacific coast of North America where it occurs from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of California. It is a shallow-water species, found in near-shore waters down to a depth of 8 metres (26 ft). This species forms schools and is usually found in association with the Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii). This species grows to a length of 45 centimetres (18 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Allen, G., Robertson, R., Lea, B. & Findley, L. 2010. Hermosilla azurea. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 October 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hermosilla azurea" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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