Description: The beautiful orange and white Kelp Perch holds perfectly still and strikes a lovely pose in the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada. Notes about this beautiful fish appeared in previous caption. Still briefly, 'Brachyistius frenatus, the Kelp perch, is a species of surf perch native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico where it is found in kelp forests down to a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft). This fish is also known to be a cleaner fish. This species can reach a length of 22 cm. It can also be found on display at public aquariums. (Toronto, Canada, Nov.2015). Date: 1 November 2015, 00:00. Source: The beautiful Kelp Perch. Author: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates.
Description: Another look at the beautiful Kelp Perch. Bright lighting and a high ISO setting rendered in a slightly washed out picture, but the previous one (see previous picture) is much better. Notes appear in previous caption. Toronto, Canada, Nov.2015). Date: 1 November 2015, 00:00. Source: Bright lighting and high ISO rendered this Kelp Perch a bit too bright. Author: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates.
Description: The Shiner Perch, Cymtogaster aggregata (Syn. Cymatogaster aggregata), is found in shallow waters during summer months and in waters up to 146 meters in the winter. Body length is up to 21 cm with females growing larger than males. The body is bright silver with broken longitudinal dark stripes separated by three vertical yellow bars Image ID: nerr0809, NOAA's Estuarine Research Reserve Collection Location: North Puget Sound, Anacortes, Washington. Date:. Source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/nerr0809.htm. Author: NOAA. Permission (Reusing this file): PD.