Myrophis punctatus Lütken 1852

Angulo, Arturo, Betts, Joel T., González-Alemán, Néstor J., Castañeda, Edgar, Berghe, Eric Van Den, Elías, Diego J., Mcmahan, Caleb D. & Matamoros, Wilfredo A., 2023, Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families, Zootaxa 5376 (1), pp. 1-89 : 15

Myrophis punctatus Lütken 1852 . Speckled Worm Eel; Tieso Gusano, Safío Pecoso

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from southern North Carolina, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) KP, Es and BF (Atlantic); 0–3 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2015), population trend unknown.

Literature: Villa (1982: 83; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 2843; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 21; listed, including information on distribution).