Citharichthys spilopterus Günther, 1862

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 : 43

Citharichthys spilopterus Günther, 1862 .

Bay Whiff; Lenguado Pardo.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New Jersey, USA, to the Antilles and southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0– 60 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 237; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 254; 1998: 428; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 1010; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4289; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).