White Seaperch
Phanerodon furcatus
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Daniel W. Gotshall
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In-depth Information Regarding this Species
| Alternate Common Names |
White Surfperch |
| U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean |
Vancouver Island to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) |
| Habitat |
Piers, docks, bays, offshore (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) |
| Substrate |
Sandy or rocky bottom (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Love 1996) |
| Depth range (meters) |
Down to 43 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) |
| Behavior |
Loose schools (Love 1996)
Midwater during the day
Midwater/bottom during the night (Love 1996) |
| Average Maximum Overall Length (cm) |
32 (Love 1996, Burgess et al. 1990, Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) |
| Overall Maximum Age (years) |
7 (Love 1996) |
| Overall Growth Rate |
Females grow faster than males (Love 1996) |
| Type of Reproduction |
Internal fertilization
Viviparous (Love 1996, Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) |
| Fecundity |
33 (Love 1996)
3–10 per litter (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) |
| Time of Year of Spawning |
May–August (Northern California) (Love 1996) |
| Adult Food Preference |
Opportunistic
Crabs, Worms, Amphipods (Love 1996) |
| Commercial Fishery |
Important in 1930's and 1940's
Now minor (Love 1996)
Fishery in California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) |
| Ornamental Market |
In aquarium guide (Burgess et al. 1990) |
| Additional Remarks |
Difficult to raise (Burgess et al. 1990) |
Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(Data for all surfperch in the family Embiotocidae)
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Year
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Total Catch
(Pounds)
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Ex-vessel Value
( U.S. Dollars)
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1989
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3,710
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2,810
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1990
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4,953
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3,540
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1991
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2,201
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1,748
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1992
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3,596
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3,529
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1993
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1,676
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2,458
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1994
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1,298
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1,819
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1995
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2,471
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2,226
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1996
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3,428
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4,788
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1997
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2,148
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2,260
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1998
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3,319
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4,773
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Photo contributed by:
Douglas F. Markle
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
Oregon State University
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