Atractosteus tropicus Gill, 1863

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

Atractosteus tropicus Gill, 1863 .

Tropical Gar; Gaspar, Pejelagarto, Gaspar Tropical.

Distribution: Global: North America; from southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica, Atlantic and Pacific drainages; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa , To and Pa (Atlantic), 0–45 m.a.s.l., Sec, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 236, as Lepisosteus tropicus —synonym; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 61; 1998: 57; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 989; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 2629; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).