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Butterfish Peprilus medius (Peters 1869), a species in the Stromateidae family (Perciformes, Stromateoidei), are distributed in the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Peru and the Galapagos Islands (Fischer et al. 1995). This species lives in shoals and inhabits benthopelagic habitats, including soft bottoms (sand and mud) and reef environments, to a depth of approximately 200 m (Rojas and Zapata 2006; Ulloa et al. 2007; Salas and Alvarado 2008; Anónimo 2009; Chirichigno and Cornejo 2001 in Inga et al. 2008; Herrera et al. 2010; Domínguez-Domínguez et al. 2014).Throughout its range, the fishery of P. medius benefits the socioeconomic systems of fishing communities. The resource is primarily harvested by artisanal fisheries, a commercial seine fishing fleet, and as bycatch in the shrimp trawl fishery (Inga et al. 2008; Martínez-Muñoz 2012; Reyes-Lucas and Reyes-Vega 2015). There is minimal fishery regulation and population monitoring in most locations where harvest occurs. In recent years, the commercial importance of P. medius has grown due to its quality, low price and availability throughout the year. P. medius is marketed for fresh human consumption in Peru (Inga et al. 2008), Mexico (Martínez-Muñoz 2012) and Colombia (Moreira-Arcentales 2012),

Palabras clave: Butterfish; Gulf of California; length-weight; Stromateidae

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