Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) .

Bermuda Seachub; Chopa Blanca.

Distribution: Global: Atlantic Ocean; from southern Canada to southern Brazil in the western Atlantic and from France and Morocco to northern Angola in the eastern Atlantic; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To (Atlantic), 0– 3 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1003; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3841; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).