Noun: surfperch 'surf,purch
- Small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
"Surfperch are often caught by anglers fishing from piers along the California coast";
- surffish, surf fish
Derived forms: surfperches
Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
Part of: Embiotocidae, family Embiotocidae
Encyclopedia: Surfperch