Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)

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 : 51

Atherinella chagresi (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914) .

Chagres Silverside; Pejerrey de Chagres.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic and eastern Pacific (introduced) Oceans; from northern Nicaragua to Central Panama in the western Atlantic; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 8– 60 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 237, as Melaniris chagresi —synonym; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 157, as M. chagresi —synonym; 1998: 240; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 995; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data), Robertson & Allen (2015: 3234; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3234; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).