Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA
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Cheilotrema saturnum (Girard, 1858)
Cheilotrema saturnum is dark gray, purple or blackish with copper-colored patches on the top and a faint pale bar along the edge. The belly is silvery with dark spots.
Common species found near the bottom, often in caves and crevices of exposed coasts and open bays, feeds on crabs.
Synonymised names:
Amblodon saturnus Girard, 1858 · unaccepted
Corvina jacobi Steindachner, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sciaena saturna (Girard, 1858) · unaccepted
Cheilotrema saturnum is dark gray, purple or blackish with copper-colored patches on the top and a faint pale bar along the edge. The belly is silvery with dark spots.
Common species found near the bottom, often in caves and crevices of exposed coasts and open bays, feeds on crabs.
Synonymised names:
Amblodon saturnus Girard, 1858 · unaccepted
Corvina jacobi Steindachner, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sciaena saturna (Girard, 1858) · unaccepted
