Diplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand 1925

Pelagic spawner.

Found on sand and muddy-sand bottoms.Juveniles and small adults are found on fine sand near the coast. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans.

Found on sand and muddy-sand bottoms. Juveniles and small adults are found on fine sand near the coast. Lives to about 6 years (reaching a SL of 20 cm). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans. A synchronous hermaphrodite.

fisheries: commercial