Larimus breviceps Cuvier, 1830 .

Shorthead Drum; Bombache Cabezón.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Honduras and Cuba to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To (Atlantic), 0– 3 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1003; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 3783; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).