Cathorops melanopus (Günther 1864)

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 : 29

Cathorops melanopus (Günther 1864) . Dark Sea-Catfish; Cuminate, Bagre Prieto

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from northern Guatemala to northern Nicaragua; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) UI and WK (Atlantic); 0–6 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2020), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 115, as Arius melanopus —synonym; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4467; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).