Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905)

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

Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905) .

Blackbelt Cichlid; Vieja, Mojarra, Pis Pis, Mojarra de Estero, Palometa, Mojarra Azul, Tilapia.

Distribution: Global: Middle America; from southern Belize to central Panama, Atlantic and Pacific (Canal zone in Panama, i.e., a human induced dispersal event) drainages; Costa Rica: RF, SJ, To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0– 40 m.a.s.l., Sec, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 237, as Cichlasoma maculicauda —synonym; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 207, as C. maculicauda —synonym; 1998: 380; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 1005; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data), Robertson & Allen (2015: 4696; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4696; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).