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Seriphus politus Ayres, 1860. Queenfish. To 30.5 cm (12 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972). Burrard Inlet,
Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Peden and Hughes 1986) to southern Gulf of California (Chao
in Fischer et al. 1995). Surf zone and to depth of 181 m (594 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: M. L.,
unpubl. data).
Stellifer ericymba (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882). Chimbera Stardrum or Hollow Stardrum. To 19 cm (7.6 in)
TL (Amezcua Linares 1996). Laguna de San Ignacio, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero and
Cota Gómez 1998) to Chile (Pequeño 1989). At depths of 1–104 m (3–341 ft) (min.: Robertson and
Allen 2002; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996). The spelling Stellifer erycimba is occasionally seen.
Umbrina analis Günther, 1868. Longspine Croaker or Longspine Drum. To 35 cm (13.8 in) TL (Chao in
Fischer et al. 1995). Southern Baja California to Colombia, including lower Gulf of California (Chao in
Fischer et al. 1995). At depths of 1–50 m (3–164 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
Umbrina bussingi López, 1980. Bigeye Croaker or Bussing’s Drum. To 38.8 cm (15.5 in) TL (Béarez 2001).
Southern Baja California to southern Colombia (Béarez 2001), including mouth of Gulf of California
(Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 20–183 m (66–600 ft) or more (min.: Amezcua Linares 1996;
max.: Walker and Radford 1992).
Umbrina dorsalis Gill, 1862. Longfin Croaker or Longfin Drum. To 35 cm (13.8 in) TL (Chao in Fischer et al.
1995). South of Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California to Ecuador, including southern parts of Gulf
of California (Walker and Radford 1992). Surf zone (SIO 90-30) and to at least 20 m (66 ft; Aguilar-
Palomino et al. 2001); juveniles in tidepools (Walker and Radford 1992).
Umbrina roncador Jordan & Gilbert, 1882. Yellowfin Croaker. To 55.6 cm (21.9 in) TL (M. Shane, pers.
comm. to M. L.). Point Conception, central California (Miller and Lea 1972) to Bahia Magdalena,
southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994) and in Gulf of California (Robertson and
Allen 2002); old records to San Francisco (Miller and Lea 1972). Surf zone to 46 m (150 ft; Miller and
Lea 1972).
Umbrina wintersteeni Walker & Radford, 1992. Cortez Croaker or Wintersteen Drum. To 35 cm (13.8 in)
TL (Robertson and Allen 2002). Near Boca de Soledad, southern Baja California (SIO 64-84) and into
Gulf of California (Chao in Fischer et al. 1995). At depths of 1–11 m (3–36 ft) (min.: Robertson and
Allen 2002; max.: LACM 38104.026), and perhaps to 15 m (50 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
Umbrina xanti Gill, 1862. Golden Drum, Polla Drum, or Surf Croaker. To 46.5 cm (18.3 in) TL (Amezcua
Linares 1996). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1997) to Chipana,
Chile (Kong and Valdés 1990), including Gulf of California (Chao in Fischer et al. 1995). At depths
of 1–107 m (3–351 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996); juveniles in
tidepools (Walker and Radford 1992).
Family Mullidae — Goatfishes
*Mulloidicthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831). Yellowfin Goatfish. To 31 cm (12.4 in) TL. Pacific and
Indian oceans; tip of Baja California and several locations in Central America. At depths of 2–115 m
(7–377 ft). All in Robertson and Allen (2002).
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis (Gill, 1863). Bigscale Goatfish or Red Goatfish. To about 30 cm (12 in) TL
(Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). San Onofre, southern California to Chile (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983),
including Gulf of California (Schneider in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg
1997). At depths of 1–67 m (3–220 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Zeballos et al. 1998). The
Mulloidichthys dentatus noted from Long Beach, southern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) was
based on a misidentification of P. grandisquamis (Lea and Rosenblatt 2000).
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