Diplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 .

Inshore Sand Perch or Pacific Sand Perch. To 40.4 cm (15.9 in) TL (Rodríguez-Romero et al. 2008). Bahía San Juanico, southern Baja California (Watson in Moser 1996) to Punta Malpolo, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995). Depth: surface (nightlight; Personal communication:Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), 1–90 m (3–295 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Allen and Robertson 1994).