Centropomus mexicanus Bocourt 1868

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 : 40

Centropomus mexicanus Bocourt 1868 . Largescale Fat Snook; Róbalo Gordo

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from southern Florida, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) BF, IM and To (Atlantic); 0–6 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend unknown. Literature: Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3458; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 41; listed, including information on distribution).