Gerres simillimus Regan, 1907 .

Pacific Yellowfin Mojarra; Palmito Blanco, Palmito Rayado, Mojarra, Comearena.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern Baja California, Mexico, to northern Peru, including the Galapagos Islands; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ni, Pi and Tr (Pacific), 0–640 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1002; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 1340; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).