Common names: drum (English), bombache (Espanol), cajera (Espanol), boquinete (Espanol), corvina (Espanol)
 
Larimus pacificus  Jordan & Bollman, 1890


Pacific drum



Body short, oval, compressed; back humped; head short, compressed; snout short;  eye large, 3.6-4.0 in head length; mouth slighly oblique, ends behind center of eye; lower jaw projecting slightly; 4 minute pores on tip of chin, no barbel; snout with 8 pores; teeth small and sharp, in 1-2 rows; gill rakers 31-33, long and slender; preopercular margin smooth; dorsal fin deeply notched X + I, 26-28; anal fin II, 6,  2nd  spine strong, slightly shorter than first soft ray; pectoral fins 16-17, relatively long, reaching to about level of anus; pelvic fins shorter, reaching about half way to anal fin origin; tail  with angular point; scales rough on body, smooth on head and fins; soft dorsal and anal fins with scaly sheath on basal ½; pored lateral-line scales 45-50.

Silver, greyish on upper back; sides sometimes with darkish stripes following scale rows; axil of pectoral fin dark; fins pale to dusky.

Size: reaches length of at least 30 cm.

Inhabits coastal waters.

Depth: 1-50 m.

Southern Baja and the Gulf of California to Chile; the Galapagos.