Common Name: Dwarf Perch
Scientific Name: Micrometrus minimus
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family: Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Embiotocidae
Diet: Algae and small invertebrates
Habitat: Marine, demersal, rocky areas among surfgrass and eelgrass, estuaries
Range: Salt Point in Northern California, to Central Baja California, Mexico
Identification: Silver, with blue/green on back and black triangle at base of pectoral fins, dark blotches on body
Reproduction: Viviparous: give birth to 2-25 live young
Behavior: Small schools, juveniles only found in tidepools
Predation: Chinook salmon only reported
Citations:Love, Milton S. 2011.