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Peprilus snyderi Gilbert & Starks, 1904. Salema Butterfish. To 39 cm (15.3 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2002).
Bahia San Juanico, southern Baja California (Watson in Moser 1996) to northern Peru (Chirichigno and
Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Haedrich and Schneider in Fischer et al. 1995). Pelagic neritic,
shallow water to 108 m (354 ft; Amezcua Linares 1996).
Order Pleuronectiformes
Family Bothidae — Lefteye Flounders
Bothus constellatus (Jordan, 1889). Pacific Eyed Flounder. To 20 cm (7.9 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994).
Laguna San Ignacio, southern Baja California (Dannemann and De La Cruz-Agüero 1993) to Caleta
Buena (19°53'S, 70°08'W), northern Chile (Sielfeld et al. 2003), including Gulf of California (Hensley
in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Benthic, at depths of 1–121 m
(3–397 ft; Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
Bothus leopardinus (Günther, 1862). Pacific Leopard Flounder or Speckled Flounder. To 15 cm (5.9 in) TL
(Allen and Robertson 1994). Boca de Carrizal (23°42'N, 110°38'W), southern Baja California (Castro-
Aguirre et al. 1992) to Peru (Robertson and Allen 2002) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg
1997), including Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995). Benthic, at depths of 1–121 m (3–
397 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
Engyophrys sanctilaurentii Jordan & Bollman, 1890. Speckledtail Flounder. To 20 cm (7.9 in) TL (Hensley
in Fischer et al. 1995). North of La Jolla Submarine Canyon, southern California (Allen and Groce 2001)
to Bahía Salinas, Huacho, Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et
al. 1995). Benthic, at depths of 20–232 m (66–766 ft; Amezcua Linares 1996).
Monolene asaedai Clark, 1936. Dark Flounder. To 13.2 cm (5.2 in) TL (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1992). Isla Santa
Margarita (at mouth of Bahia Magdalena), southern Baja California (Martinez-Muñoz and Ramirez-
Cruz 1992); Pacific coast of Mexico (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995) to Panama (Moser and Charter in
Moser 1996). Benthic, about 20 m (66 ft; Aguilar-Palomino et al. 2001) to 209 m (686 ft; SIO 63-508).
May be a junior synonym of Monolene dubiosa Garman, 1899 (Evseenko 1999).
Perissias taeniopterus (Gilbert, 1890). Flag Flounder or Striped-fin Flounder. To 15 cm (5.9 in) TL (Amezcua
Linares 1996). Central Baja California to Colombia (Robertson and Allen 2002), including Gulf of
California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995). Benthic, at depths of 41–157 m (134–515 ft) (min.: Castro-
Aguirre 1992; max.: Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
Family Paralichthyidae — Sand Flounders
Ancylopsetta dendritica Gilbert, 1890. Threespot Flounder or Threespot Sand Flounder. To 35 cm (13.8 in) TL
(Robertson and Allen 2002). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Galván-Magaña et al. 2000) into
Gulf of California (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995) to northern Peru (4°56'S, 81°22'W; Chirichigno and Vélez
1998). Benthic, at depths of 7–100 m (23–328 ft) (min.: SIO 69-386; max.: Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
Citharichthys fragilis Gilbert, 1890. Gulf Sanddab. To 22 cm (8.7 in) TL (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
Manhatten Beach, southern California to Gulf of California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Benthic, at
depths of 18–347 m (60–1,138 ft; Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Citharichthys gilberti Jenkins & Evermann, 1889. Bigmouth Sanddab. To 30 cm (11.8 in) TL (Amezcua
Linares 1996). Central Baja California (Robertson and Allen 2002) to Gulf of California (Hensley in
Fischer et al. 1995) to Paita, Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg
1997). Benthic, at depths of 1–36 m (3–118 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Hensley in
Fischer et al. 1995). Fresh, brackish, and marine waters (Hensley in Fischer et al. 1995).
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