Eleotris picta Kner 1863

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 : 33

Eleotris picta Kner 1863 . Small-Scaled Spotted Sleeper; Guavina, Vieja, Pez Perro, Dormilón, Dormilón Manchado

Vouchers: UCR 0052-002 (47), 0184-004 (1), 0187-002 (51), 0270-003 (33) and 0272-003 (1). Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from the mouth of the Gulf of California, Mexico, to northern Peru, including Cocos and the Galapagos islands; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) ER, PN and Ni (Pacific); 0–25 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend stable. Literature: Villa (1982: 222; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 416; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Robertson & Allen (2015: 1975; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 34; listed, including information on distribution).