Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier 1829)

Angulo, Arturo, Betts, Joel T., González-Alemán, Néstor J., Castañeda, Edgar, Berghe, Eric Van Den, Elías, Diego J., Mcmahan, Caleb D. & Matamoros, Wilfredo A., 2023, Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families, Zootaxa 5376 (1), pp. 1-89 : 71

Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier 1829) . Caitipa Mojarra, Rhombic Mojarra; Mojarra de Estero, Patao, Mojarra, Comearena, Palmito

Vouchers: UCR 0363-007 (73). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Luisiana, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) KP and BF (Atlantic); 0–8 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2015), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 177; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), van den Berghe (2015: 43, as Eugerres brevianus (Günther 1864) —misspelled and misidentification; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3702; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 64; listed, including information on distribution).