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Amphistichus is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Amphistichus
Amphistichus rhodoterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Percomorpha
(unranked):	Ovalentaria
Family:	Embiotocidae
Genus:	Amphistichus Agassiz, 1854
Type species
Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854 (Barred surfperch)
• Amphistichus koelzi (C. L. Hubbs, 1933) (Calico surfperch)
• Amphistichus rhodoterus (Agassiz, 1854) (Redtail surfperch)

References

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