Pomadasys branickii (Steindachner, 1879) .

Sand Grunt; Roncacho Arenero, Ronco Burro, Corocoro Carruco, Roncador Gallinazo.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern Baja California, Mexico, to northern Peru; 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: 1002; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson &Allen (2015: 1382; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).