Diapterus brevirostris (Sauvage, 1879)

Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5083 (1), pp. 1-72 : 63

Diapterus brevirostris (Sauvage, 1879) .

Peruvian Mojarra, Shortsnout Mojarra; Palmito Aleta Amarilla, Mojarra, Comearena, Palmito.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern Baja California, Mexico, to northen Peru, including the Revillagigedos and Galapagos Islands; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ba , Pi , Tr and Co (Pacific), 0–10 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1001, as Diapterus peruvianus —synonym; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 1329; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).