Author: Jordan & Starks, 1895
FBname: Pacific sierra
Comments: A schooling species believed to spawn close to the coast over most of its range.  Adults occur near the surface of coastal waters to over bottom of the continental shelf (Ref. 11035).  Adults feed on small fishes, particularly anchovies (<i>Anchoa</i> and <i>Cetengraulis</i>) and clupeids (<i>Odontognathus</i> and <i>Opisthonema</i>).  The most abundant game fish along the Pacific coasts of Mexico and Central America.  An excellent food fish enough to support a commercial fishery.  Marketed fresh and frozen; also used for ceviche (Ref. 9987).