Elops affinis Regan 1909

Angulo, Arturo, Betts, Joel T., González-Alemán, Néstor J., Castañeda, Edgar, Berghe, Eric Van Den, Elías, Diego J., Mcmahan, Caleb D. & Matamoros, Wilfredo A., 2023, Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families, Zootaxa 5376 (1), pp. 1-89 : 13

Elops affinis Regan 1909 . Pacific Ladyfish, Pacific Machete; Machete del Pacífico Oriental, Pez Torpedo, Macabí, Malacho

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern California, USA, to northern Peru; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) PN (Pacific); 0–3 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; DD (2019), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 76; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Allen (2015: 286; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 20; listed, including information on distribution).