title: Embiotoca
text: # Embiotoca
  
  Embiotoca is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Embiotoca jacksoni Agassiz, 1853 (Black surfperch)
  * Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854 (Striped surfperch)
  