Larimus effulgens Gilbert, 1898 .

Shining Drum. To 30 cm (11.8 in) TL (Jiménez Prado and Béarez 2004). Southern Baja California (Chao in Fischer et al. 1995) to Puerto Pizarro, Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including lower Gulf of California (Chao in Fischer et al. 1995). Depth: surface (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), 1–30 m (3–98 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Velasco and Thiel 2002); also enters river mouths (Velasco and Thiel 2002).