Brachygenys californiensis (Steindachner, 1876) .

Salema. To 30.3 cm (11.8 in) TL (Love et al. 2005). San Francisco Bay, central California (Burton and Lea 2019) to northern Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Miller and Lea 1972). Depth: surface (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), 1–40 m (4–131 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: Personal communication: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Fish Collection, Los Angeles, California). Formerly Xenistius californiensis (Steindachner, 1876) and Haemulon californiensis (Steindachner, 1876) . We follow Tavera et al. (2018) and move this species to Brachygenys .