Atractosteus tropicus Gill 1863

Angulo, Arturo, Betts, Joel T., González-Alemán, Néstor J., Castañeda, Edgar, Berghe, Eric Van Den, Elías, Diego J., Mcmahan, Caleb D. & Matamoros, Wilfredo A., 2023, Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families, Zootaxa 5376 (1), pp. 1-89 : 12

Atractosteus tropicus Gill 1863 ( Fig. 6E ). Tropical Gar; Gaspar, Pejelagarto, Gaspar Tropical

Vouchers: UCR 0542-009 (2), 1049-001 (3), 1064-001 (1), 1084-001 (1) and 1085-001 (1); FMNH 5900 (1), 5901 (6), 5902 (1) and 83719 (1); other collections: UMMZ 204003 (1) and 204004 (1). Distribution: North and Central America; from southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica, Atlantic and Pacific drainages; ( Nicaragua) IM, SJ, RF and LN (Atlantic); 20–31 masl; Sec, Pot. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend decreasing. Literature: Meek (1907: 104, as Lepisosteus tropicus —synonym; brief description, including an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Fowler (1923: 24, as L. tropicus —synonym; listed, including information on distribution), Astorqui (1975: 60, as L. tropicus —synonym; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Villa (1982: 70, also as Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède 1803) —misidentification; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 57; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Robertson & Allen (2015: 2629; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo (2021: 20; listed, including information on distribution) and Palacios et al. (2023: 1; Conservation genetics, including information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).

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FIGURE 6. Continental fishes of Nicaragua, part 1; (A) Carcharhinus leucas (Carcharhinidae), Lake Nicaragua (LN), photo by Agustín Llanes, May 6, 2020; (B) Pristis pristis (Pristidae), San Juan River (SJ), photo by MARENA, November 17, 2022; (C) Hypanus americanus (Dasyatidae), Punta Gorda, Blue Fields-Punta Gorda (BF), photo by Eric P. van den Berghe, November- December 2013; (D) Styracura schmardae (Potamotrygonidae), Punta Gorda, Blue Fields-Punta Gorda (BF), photo by Eric P. van den Berghe, April 16, 2014; (E) Atractosteus tropicus (Lepisosteidae), Lake Nicaragua (LN), photo by Elías Salas, March 4, 2014; (F) Megalops atlanticus (Megalopidae), Laguna Las Perlas, Kurinwas-Laguna las Perlas (KP), photo by Bruce Williams, June 8, 2017; (G) Anguilla rostrata (Anguillidae), UCR 00448-006, Lamyala, Laguna Las Perlas, Kurinwas-Laguna las Perlas (KP), collected on May 16, 1992; (H) Anchoa panamensis (Engraulidae), UCR 0482-004, San Juan del Sur, Nicoya (Ni), collected on June 8, 1970; (I) Anchovia clupeoides (Engraulidae), UCR 0363-006, Laguna Las Perlas, Kurinwas-Laguna las Perlas (KP), collected on April 2, 1969; (J) Odontognathus compressus (Pristigasteridae), Punta Gorda, Blue Fields-Punta Gorda (BF), photo by Eric P. van den Berghe, November-December 2013; (K) Dorosoma chavesi (Dorosomatidae), UCR 0536- 00, Lake Nicaragua (LN), collected on November 23, 1971; (L) Cyprinus carpio (Cyprinidae), Lake Nicaragua (LN), photo by MARENA/El19Digital, November 8, 2016; (M) Brycon costaricensis (Bryconidae), San Juan River (SJ), photo by Arturo Angulo, November 12, 2018.