Citharichthys spilopterus Günther 1862 (Fig. 8C). Bay Whiff; Lenguado Pardo

Vouchers: UCR 0269-005 (1) and 0363-016 (1); other collections: IBUNAM 13793 (1). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New Jersey, USA, to the Antilles and southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF, IM, To, Sa and SJ (Atlantic); 0–30 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2015), population trend stable. Literature: Villa (1982: 235; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 428; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), González-Alemán (2006: 85; brief description, including an illustration, and information on distribution and ecology), van den Berghe (2015: 48, as Citherichthys spilopterus —misspelled; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4289; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 43; listed, including information on distribution).