Common names: drum (English), boquinete (Espanol), bombache (Espanol), corvina (Espanol), cajera (Espanol)
 
Larimus acclivis Jordan & Bristol in Jordan & Evermann, 1898


Steeplined drum



Body short, oblong, compressed; back humped; head short, compressed; snout short; eye large, 3.6-3.7 in head length; mouth very oblique, ends just after center of eye, lower jaw projecting; 4 minute pores on tip of chin, no barbel; snout with 8 pores; teeth small and sharp, in 1 row; gill rakers 18-22, long and slender; preopercular margin smooth; dorsal fin deeply notched X + I, 27-30; anal fin II, 6, 2nd  spine strong, longer than first ray; pectoral fins 14-15, reaching beyond tips of depressed pelvic fins to about level of anus; tail  with angular point; scales rough on body, smooth on head and fins; soft dorsal and anal fins with scaly sheath on basal half; pored lateral-line scales 46-52.

Silver, greyish on upper back; sides with distinct blackish stripes following scale rows; fins yellowish, especially pectoral, pelvic, anal, and tail fins.

Size: attains a length of 30 cm.

Inhabits coastal waters.

Depth: 1-60 m.

Baja California Sur and the E Gulf of California to northern Peru.