First record of the highfin goby Gobionellus oceanicus (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) in Costa Rican freshwaters

First record of the highfin goby Gobionellus oceanicus (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) in Costa Rican freshwaters

Authors

  • Francisco S. Álvarez UDP Ciencias Neotropicales
  • Derick Herrerea Asociación Costarricense de Acuarismo para la Conservación de los Ecosistemas Dulceacuícolas (ACACED)
  • Arturo Angulo Universidad de Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i2.2169

Keywords:

Freshwater fish, Central America, Atlantic Slope, Pacuare River, Gobies

Abstract

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.

Author Biography

Arturo Angulo, Universidad de Costa Rica

Museo de Zoología y Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CIMAR), Universidad de Costa Rica, 11501–2060, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica

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Published

2018-09-21

How to Cite

Álvarez, F. S., Herrerea, D., & Angulo, A. (2018). First record of the highfin goby Gobionellus oceanicus (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) in Costa Rican freshwaters. UNED Research Journal, 10(2), 404–408. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i2.2169

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