Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899) .

Damsel Bass, Damsel Threadfin Bass, or Hookthroat Bass. To 42 cm (16.5 in) TL (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995). Playa del Rey, southern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) to Talara, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Heemstra in Fischer et al. 1995). Depth: 23–305 m (75–1,000 ft) (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983); perhaps as deep as 400 m (1,312 ft) (Anderson and Heemstra 2012).