Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864)

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 : 31

Ariopsis seemanni (Günther, 1864) .

Tete Sea Catfish; Cominata Negra, Bagre Tete.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from the Gulf of California, Mexico, to northern Peru; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ni, Te, Be, Ba, Ta and Tr (Pacific), 0– 32 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1987: 100; 1998: 139; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 993, as Sciades seemanni —synonym; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 574; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).