Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) (Fig. 7H). Pacuma Toadfish; Sapo Guayanés

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Honduras to northern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) Pr and BF (Atlantic); 0–4 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2010), population trend unknown. Literature: Fowler (1923: 32; listed, including information on distribution), Collette & Russo (1981: 203; information on distribution), van den Berghe (2015: 47; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3152; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).