Notarius troschelii (Gill, 1863)

Sciades troschelii ^ZBK Gill, 1863: 171. Type locality: Western coast of Central America . Holotype: USNM (not found).

Arius brandtii ^ZBK Steindachner, 1877: 571 [21], pl. 3. Type locality: Altata, Panama. Syntypes: MCZ 4964, NMW 48107, 48110.

Distribution: Western America.

Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 520 mm TL.

Material examined: FMNH 57741 (5 al, 255-291 mm TL), Colombia, Tumaco; UMMZ 194659 (7 al, 95-149 mm TL) (1 c&s), Costa Rica, Puntarenas, gulf of Nicoya, off Puntarenas, Pacific .