Haemulopsis axillaris (Steindachner, 1869) .

Axil Grunt or Yellowstripe Grunt. To 37 cm (14.6 in) TL (Coello et al. 2021). San Diego Bay, southern California (Steve Wozniak, pers. comm. to M.L.); north of Boca de Soledad (25°18’N, 112°11’W), southern Baja California (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California) to Ecuador (Béarez 1996), including Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2015). Depth: surface (nightlight; Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), 2–113 m (17–371 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996).