Elops smithi McBride

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 : 13

Elops smithi McBride , Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen 2010. Malacho Ladyfish, Southern Ladyfish ; Machete, Malacho Sureño, Banano Sureño

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New England, USA, to southern Argentina; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) WK, KP, Es and BF (Atlantic); 0–4 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; DD (2012), population trend unknown.

Literature: Villa (1982: 76, as Elops saurus —misidentification; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4787; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).