Diplectrum eumelum Rosenblatt & Johnson, 1974 .

Cheekspot Sand Perch, Orange-spotted Sand Perch, or Pointed Sand Perch. To 31 cm (12.2 in) TL (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995). Bahía Magdalena, southern Baja California (Watson in Moser 1996) to northern Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Depth: about 10–104 m (33–342 ft) (min.: Aguilar-Palomino et al. 2001; Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California).