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Blackspot Wrasse
Viejita Manchada
(Decodon melasma)
Blackspot Wrass, Decodon melasma: The Blackspot Wrasse is fairly easy to identify and due to its unique markings is not easily confused with other species. It is pinkish red on the upper backs and sides and white below.
The fins of the Blackspot Wrasse are pink except that the anal fin is clear with a bright yellow stripe at the base. The Blackspot Wrasse has a large mouth.
The key to identification of this fish species is three bright yellow stripes on the head and an oblong black blotch on the side found above the pectoral fins (as pictured below).
It is found between 100 feet and 500 feet deep over isolated reefs adjacent to sand. It reaches 9 inches in length.
Distribution in Mexico fishing areas
In Mexican fishing waters the Blackspot Wrasse is found in the lower two-thirds of the Sea of Cortez and along the coast of the Mexican mainland south to Guatemala.
It is a member of the Labridae or Wrasse Family which are know in Mexico as Doncellas and Señoritas.
Blackspot Wrasse, Decodon melasma: Caught during a fishing trip with Capt. Pata in the panga Salomé, in 85-degree water, in August 2008, in 200-foot deep water utilizing traditional bottom gear, 5 miles south of La Playita, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Size approximately 7 inches. Description and photos courtesy of John Snow.
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