Calico Surfperch

Amphistichus koelzi

Photo by: Milton Love

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Up to Cape Flattery, Washington (Love 1996)  Washington to Baja Rare north of Northern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Beach with surf (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Substrate	Sand (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	9.1 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior	Aggregate (Love 1996)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	30.5 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Love 1996)
Average Maximum weight (kg)	Under 0.4 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Type of Reproduction	Internal fertilization Viviparous (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Fecundity	3–10 per litter (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Adult Food Preference	Gammarid Amphipods, Sand Crabs, Shrimp (Love 1996)
Commercial Fishery	Small fishery north of Pt. Arguello, California (Love 1996)
Additional Remarks	Not much research done on this species Ed DeMartini has done some (Love 1996)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(Data for all surfperch in the family Embiotocidae)

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	3,710	2,810
1990	4,953	3,540
1991	2,201	1,748
1992	3,596	3,529
1993	1,676	2,458
1994	1,298	1,819
1995	2,471	2,226
1996	3,428	4,788
1997	2,148	2,260
1998	3,319	4,773

© 2003 Stephen Sempier