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.