First record of the highfin goby Gobionellus oceanicus (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) in Costa Rican freshwaters
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i2.2169Keywords:
Freshwater fish, Central America, Atlantic Slope, Pacuare River, GobiesAbstract
The highfin goby Gobionelus oceanicus is herein reported for the first time in freshwaters of Costa Rica. One specimen was collected in the lower Pacuare River basin, Atlantic slope, Costa Rica. This new record brings the total number of Costa Rican native freshwater fish species to 253.References
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