Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae Böhlke, 1958 .

Tortuguero Tetra; Sardina, Sardinita, Tetra, Tetra de Tortuguero, Sardinita de Tortuguero.

Distribution: Global: Middle America; from central and eastern Honduras to northern Costa Rica,Atlantic drainages; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa and To (Atlantic), 0–50 m.a.s.l., Pri, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1987: 88; 1998: 110; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo et al. (2013: 992; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).