Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier, 1833) .

Bluntnose Jack; Jurelito Chato, Chicharra, Casabe Chicharra, Jurel, Palometa, Caballa.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from North Carolina, USA, to Argentina; 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: 1000; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3645; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).