Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) .

Dog Snapper; Pargo Caballera, Pargo Jocú.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New England, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0– 9 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, DD.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1000; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3689; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).