Pile Perch
Phanerodon vacca
Also known as: Dusky Seaperch, Pile Seaperch, Pile Surfperch, Seaperch, Rhacochilus vacca
- Dusky Seaperch
- Pile Seaperch
- Pile Surfperch
- Seaperch
- Rhacochilus vacca
Overview
Found in loose schools in kelp beds, around pilings, and underwater structures, of rocky shores.
Some Surfperches are harvested commercially, and some are used as cleaner fish, for sea lice on farmed salmon.
How to identify
- Behaviour
- schooling
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Pacific
- Country only · 1
Found in loose schools in kelp beds, around pilings, and underwater structures, of rocky shores.
Adult photos 1
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