Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill, 1862 .

Pacific Dog Snapper; Pargo Dientón, Pargo Negro, Pargo Prieto.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern California, USA, to northern Peru, including the Cocos, Malpelo and Galapagos Islands; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ni, Ta, Pi and Tr (Pacific), 0– 95 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1001; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 1320; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).