Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860 .

Top Minnow, Pike Killifish; Gasparcillo, Aguja, Pepesca Gaspar, Olomina Picuda, Picuda, Alumina Picuda, Pepesca.

Distribution: Global: North America; from southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica, Atlantic drainages; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa, To, Pa and Ma (Atlantic), 0– 45 m.a.s.l., Sec, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 236; listed, information on distribution), Bussing (1987: 132; 1998: 194; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo et al. (2013: 996; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).