Lutjanus jocu (Bloch & Schneider 1801) . Dog Snapper; Pargo Caballera, Pargo Jocú

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New England, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) KP and Es (Atlantic); 0–5 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; DD (2016), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 171; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3689; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), and Angulo (2021: 63; listed, including information on distribution).