Lophogobius cristulatus Ginsburg, 1939 .

Pacific Crestedgoby; Gobiocrestado del Pacífico.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from Costa Rica to Panama; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Tr (Pacific), 0– 17 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1009; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 1998; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).