Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013

Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5083 (1), pp. 1-72 : 25

Brycon costaricensis Angulo & Gracian-Negrete, 2013 .

Costa Rican Machaca, Machaca, Macabi Tetra; Machaca, Sábalo, Sabalete, Machaca del Atlántico, Machaca de Costa Rica.

Distribution: Global: Middle America; from northern Nicaragua to northeastern Costa Rica, Atlantic drainages; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa, To, Pa, Ma (Atlantic) and Be (Pacific), 0– 600 m.a.s.l., Pri, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat,LC.

References: Bussing (1966:236,as Brycon guatemalensis ,in part—missidentification; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 75, as B. guatemalensis , in part—missidentification; 1998: 92, as Brycon guatemalensis , in part—missidentification; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), Angulo et al. (2013: 991; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Angulo & Gracian-Negrete (2013: 255; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology). Remarks: This Atlantic species has been translocated to the Pacific (from the San Carlos River basin to the Bebedero River basin) as result of the transport of water for irrigation and aquaculture purposes carried out by private and governmental entities.