Haemulon scudderi Gill, 1862 .

Goldeneye Grunt, Grey Grunt, or Mojarra Grunt. To 38.7 cm (15.2 in) TL (Rojo-Vázquez et al. 2009). Lagoon (25°12’N, 112°08’W) north of Bahía Magdalena, southern Baja California (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California) into Gulf of California (Thomson et al. 1979) to Ecuador (Thomson et al. 1979), including Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Depth: 0.6–30 m (2–98 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).