Centropomus armatus Gill, 1863 .

Armed Snook, Longspine Snook; Róbalo Armado, Róbalo Espina Larga.

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: Ba (Pacific), 0– 6 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 998; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 1086; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).