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Main identification features head: top granular, central groove short, deep, narrow 2nd dorsal fin base 2/3 1st dorsal fin base pectoral spine strongly serrated pelvics - wide white border Dorsal rays I,7; anal rays 17-20; pectoral rays I,10-11; gill rakers on first arch 5-8 + 9-15; no rakers on posterior face of first arch; body moderately elongate; lips thick and ruffled; eye large, 1.6-2.8 in interorbital; head shield granular, the rough portion extending forward as broad triangular patch on each side of flattened, smooth area between eyes; central head groove well-defined, narrow, deep, but relatively short (not extending to base of bony nape process); that process triangular with bluntly-rounded apex; palate teeth in four patches, inner patches often separated at midline and continuous with slightly larger, ovate outer patches; none of palatine teeth project backwards; adipose fin base about two-thirds length of first dorsal base; pectoral spine strongly serrated. Dark blue to greenish brown on back; sides greyish or with greenish-bronzy sheen; white on lower surface; fins dusky; pelvic fins with wide white border. Size: reaches 35 cm. Habitat: common in coastal waters, also entering estuaries. Depth: 0-20 m. The southern part of the Gulf of California to Peru. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 20 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic worms; bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=25; Southern limit=-9; Western limit=-108; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=34; Longitudinal range=30. Egg Type: Brooded; No pelagic larva; No pelagic phase. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Estuary; Mud; Sand & gravel; Soft bottom only; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Freshwater. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 35 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Freshwater; Marine. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;

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Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.

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