Tule Perch
Hysterocarpus traskii
Family: Embiotocidae
Etymology: hystero = womb or uterus; carpus = fruit; traski is named after Dr. J.B. Trask (Moyle 2002).
A fascinating fish that gives birth to live young! The name of the genus Hysterocarpus literally means "womb-fruit" in reference to the live-bearing of this fish.
Research on Tule Perch done by Sac State researchers
Parvis, Elizabeth (2016) Sexual Dimorphism and Size-related Changes in Body Shape in Tule Perch, a Native California Live-bearing fish. M.S. thesis, California State University, Sacramento pdf