Comments : These are beautiful fish, and pictures normally just do not do
them justice. They are brilliantly covered with gold and blue
metallic horizontal bars, and are a welcome addition on any
dive. Striped Seaperch are readily found throughout Puget Sound
and grow to about 20 inches long. I occasionally encounter them
singularly, and more often in small schools wherever there is
ample structure. This one is a juvenile, and the blue colored bars
do not show through as well. These fish also bear live young, unlike
most fish that lay eggs. Bearing live young gives the new born fish a
head start by letting it develop more before it enters the world.
Instead of laying hundreds or thousands of eggs, the Striped Seaperch
gives birth to 20 or so juveniles about an inch long.
Common name : Striped Seaperch
Scientific Name : Embiotoca lateralis
Location Found : Three Tree Point, Central Puget Sound
Actual Size : 6 inches
Camera Used : Sea & Sea MMII EX w/1->3T macro
Natural History :