Cathorops multiradiatus ( Günther, 1864)

Arius multiradiatus ^ZBK Günther, 1864: 173. Type locality: Rio Bayano, Panama. Holotype: whereabouts unknown.

Tachysurus emmelane ^ZBK Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898: 2785. Type locality: Panama ( Pacific). Holotype: SU 5818.

Tachysurus equatorialis ^ZBK Starks, 1906: 766, figs. 3-4. Type locality: Guayaquil, Ecuador. Holotype: USNM 53470.

Distribution: Western Central America.

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

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 300 mm TL.

Material examined: USNM 286400 (3 al) (1 es), Colombia, off Cape Manglares, south of Tumaco; USNM 79408 (2 al), Panama, Panama Bay, Balboa, canal zone .