Prolatilus

Prolatilus is a monotypic genus of labriform ray-finned fish from the family Pinguipedidae. The only species in the genus, Prolatilus jugularis, the Pacific sandperch, is found in the south eastern Pacific of the coast of Peru and Chile. It occurs over rocky and sandy bottoms and feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes and small fish.^[2] This species is considered to be good quality food fish and is commercially exploited.^[3]

Prolatilus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Pinguipedidae
Genus:	Prolatilus Gill, 1865
Species:	P. jugularis
Binomial name
Prolatilus jugularis Valenciennes, 1833[1]
Synonyms[2]
Latilus jugularis Valenciennes, 1833 Parapercis chilensis Norman, 1937 Porteridia chilensis (Norman, 1937)