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title: "Mojarra azul"
description: "Embiotoca lateralis — Peces. Embiotoca lateralis, commonly known as the striped surfperch or striped seaperch, is a species of surfperch native to the Northeastern Pacific Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/striped-surfperch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mojarra azul

> Embiotoca lateralis — Peces. Embiotoca lateralis, commonly known as the striped surfperch or striped seaperch, is a species of surfperch native to the Northeastern Pacific Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Embiotoca lateralis*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1526
- Wikidata: [Q142953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142953)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117555](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117555)

## Names

- en: Striped Surfperch
- es: Mojarra azul

## Countries with the most observations

US (775), CA (563)

## Summary

Embiotoca lateralis, commonly known as the striped surfperch or striped seaperch, is a species of surfperch native to the Northeastern Pacific Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embiotoca_lateralis

## Photo

![Mojarra azul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-surfperch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Miller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177442108

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-surfperch?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).