Elops affinis Regan, 1909

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 : 20

Elops affinis Regan, 1909 .

Pacific Ladyfish, Pacific Machete; Machete del Pacífico Oriental, Pez Torpedo, Macabi, Malacho.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern California, USA, to northern Peru; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ni (Pacific), 0– 10 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, DD. References: Bussing & López (1994: 36; brief description, including an illustration), Angulo et al. (2013: 989; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 286; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).