La pelaya is that species de peces that although it is relatively frequent on our coastsTo see them you have to be among rocks, sand or mud. To the pelaya whose scientific name is zeugopterus regius Belongs to the class of the Actinopterygii, the well-known ray-finned fish.
With a head that presents a marked furrow in front of the upper eye, highlight the eyes that although they are very close they are separated by a bony ridge and a reddish hue, the lower one is slightly in front of the upper one.
The skinfish being a flat species always are semi-buried or camouflaged on the bottom, waiting for the prey to come to feed, they bury themselves so much that there are times only the eyes, very developed, are seen.
The scales on the ocular side have skin tags that may or may not be branched. The dorsal fin begins in front of the eyes, and the first ray is longer. The tail fin is rounded. The coloration is brownish, with dark spots of different sizes on the body and the fins. The dorsal and anal fins have dark spots, more or less widely spaced. They are usually 20 centimeters long.
Como very similar species we find the zeugopterus punctatus, a frequent fish in our waters. The Scphthalmids family belongs to the Pleuronectiformes Order, which includes the flatfish par excellence, such as sole or turbot. This group de peces When they are fry they have a normal shape like other fish and as they grow one of the eyes migrates to the opposite side of the body until both eyes are on the same side.