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Family Haemulidae

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Xenistius californiensis

Rock Quarry, Catalina Island, California, 25 feet

 

 

CALIFORNIA SALEMA

Locally common in aggregations near reefs or piers.  Attains 12 inches.  Monterey Bay to Peru.