Atherinella sardina (Meek 1907) . Nicaraguan Silverside; Pejerrey Nicaraguense, Sardina

Vouchers: UCR 0024-014 (33), 0061-005 (8), 0062-001 (10), 0536-002 (100), 0547-002 (21), 0551-004 (6), 0553-003 (11), 0596-003 (3), 0597-001 (97) and 3115-012 (2); FMNH 5935 (8), 5936 (394), 5937 (1), 5938 (1) and 52269 (1); other collections: ANSP 90841 (1), CAS 44721 (8), 59338 (1), 61543 (6), KU 22706 (1), 22707 (1), 22708 (1), ROM 94000 (1), UF 233121 (1), 233125 (1), 233126 (1), 233127 (1), 233128 (1), 233129 (1), 233132 (1), 233133 (1), 233137 (1), 233138 (1), 233139 (1), 233140 (1), 233141 (1), 233143 (1) and YPM ICH 008571 (8). Distribution: Central America; from southern Nicaragua to northern Costa Rica, Atlantic drainages; (Nicaragua) Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF, IM, To, Sa, SJ, RF and LN (Atlantic); 0–125 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; VU B1ab(iii) (2020), population trend unknown. Literature: Meek (1907: 114, as Melaniris sardina —synonym; brief description, including an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Astorqui (1975: 114, as Thyrinops sardina —synonym; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Villa (1982: 141, as M. sardina —synonym; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 244; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Gros & Miguel-Frithz (2010: 263; brief description, including illustrations, and information on distribution and ecology, plus indigenous science and ethnoichthyology) and Angulo (2021: 52; listed, including information on distribution).