Cribroheros alfari (Meek, 1907) .

Pastel Cichlid; Mojarra, Mojarra Pastel, Mojarra de Alfaro.

Distribution: Global: Middle America; from northern Honduras to central and eastern Costa Rica, Atlantic and Pacific drainages; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa, To, Pa, Ma, Si (Atlantic), Te, Be and Ta (Pacific), 2–1150 m.a.s.l., Sec, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 231, as Cichlasoma alfari —synonym; brief description and information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 188, as Cichlasoma alfari — synonym; 1998: 318, as Astatheros alfari —synonym; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo et al. (2013: 1004, as Amphilophus alfari — synonym; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).