Xenichthys xanti Gill, 1863. Longfin Salema. To 25.4 cm (10 in) TL (Amezcua Linares 1996). Bahía Santa Maria, southern Baja California (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California) to Chimbote, Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including southern Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2002) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Depth: 0–107 m (33–351 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2015; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996).