Mexican Moonfish

Mexican Moonfish

[Mexican Moonfish, Selene orstedii]
Related to Pompanos, this fish is found on the East Pacific coast from Baja Californa to Columbia in South America. They can grow to 13 inches long but the ones available commercially here are about 10 inches and weigh about 9 ounces. Not listed as threatened.

This fish is extremely flat and a good candidate for broiling. We have used it as the example fish for our Broiling Fish article. When cooked and served whole the bones are easy to manage.