Menticirrhus nasus (Günther, 1868) .

Highfin King Croaker or Highfin Kingfish. To 50 cm (19.7 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994). Laguna de San Ignacio, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero and Cota-Gómez 1998) into the Gulf of California (Chao in Fischer et al. 1995) to Caleta La Cruz, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998) . Estuaries and nearshore waters (Allen and Robertson 1994); depth: 1–146 m (3–479 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Zeballos Flor et al. 1998).