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Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Scientific name: Rhacochilus vacca

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Ovalentaria → Family Embiotocidae → Genus Rhacochilus

Common name: Pile Perch
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishSurfperches

Has a white spot at the top of the black stripe, and a more indented tail than the rubberlip seaperch.

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Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
This one is eating
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rhacochilus vacca (Pile Perch)
Rubberlip, with pile perch in background
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