Spotfin Surfperch

Hyperprosopon anale

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Seal Rock, Oregon to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Love 1996)
Substrate	Sand (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	Surface to 91 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior	School (Love 1996)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	20 Usually 13–15 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Love 1996)
Overall Maximum Age (years)	3 (Love 1996)
Type of Reproduction	Internal fertilization Viviparous (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Love 1996)
Fecundity	3–10 per litter (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) 4–20 (Love 1996)
Spawning Behavior	Female releases eggs in shallow water (Love 1996)
Adult Food Preference	Small Fish, Zooplankton (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