Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Hairfin Lookdown

Selene brevoortii

Spanish: Jorobado mexicano

Hairfin Lookdown (Selene brevoortii)
Photographed by coreyjlange on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC · taken in Tarcoles, CR, not near La Saladita

Selene brevoortii (the airfin lookdown, hairfin lookdown, Mexican lookdown, or Pacific lookdown), is a species of carangid native to the Pacific coast of the Americas where it is found from southernmost Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador. This species is generally found in shallow waters close to the coast. They grow to 42 cm (17 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, but is popular as a gamefish.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Carangiformes › Carangidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records115 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Hairfin Lookdown (Selene brevoortii) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/selene-brevoortii/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.