Embiotoca lateralis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Embiotocidae
Genus:	Embiotoca
Species:	E. lateralis
Binomial name
Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854
Synonyms[2]
Ditrema laterale (Agassiz, 1854) Embiotoca lineata Girard, 1854 Embiotoca ornata Girard, 1855 Embiotoca perspicabilis Girard, 1855 Holconotus agassizi Gibbons, 1854 Phanerodon cateralis (Agassiz, 1854) (misspelling) Sema signifer Jordan, 1878 Taeniotoca lateralis (Agassiz, 1854)

Embiotoca lateralis, commonly known as the striped surfperch or striped seaperch, is a species of surfperch native to the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Like other surfperch, the fish is viviparous, giving birth to life offspring.

It is often found near rocky reefs, eelgrass beds, kelp forests, and underwater structure, including man-made piers. While frequenting shallow waters and intertidal zones, the striped surfperch can be found at depths up to 95 metres (312 ft).^[3]

The striped surfperch is characterized by orange and blue stripes running lengthwise down the body and blue spots on the head and operculum.^[4] Individuals reach maximum lengths of 41.5 centimetres (16.3 in) and a maximum weight of 1 kilogram (2.2 lb).^[3]

The striped surfperch, like it's relative the black surfperch (embiotoca jacksoni), often feeds on marine worms, bryozoans, small crustaceans, and molluscs (such as bivalves and gastropods). They have also been observed eating ophiuroids, sea urchins, and fish eggs.^[5]

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