Decodon melasma Gomon, 1974

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Decodon melasma Gomon, 1974 .

Blackspot Wrasse. To 32.3 cm (12.7 in) TL ( Jiménez Prado and Béarez 2004). Laguna Beach, southern California ( Allen and Groce 2001a); Gulf of California (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995) to Banco de Máncora, Peru ( Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including vicinity of Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (Gomon in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos ( Baldwin and McCosker 2001). Depth: 15–300 m (60–984 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Aburto-Oropeza et al. 2011).