Centropomus mexicanus Bocourt, 1868 .

Largescale Fat Snook; Róbalo Gordo.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from southern Florida, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0– 4 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 999; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3458; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).