Evorthodus lyricus (Girard, 1858) .

Lyre Goby; Gobio Lira, Tismiche.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; Chesapeake Bay, USA, to Sao Paolo, Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To, Pa, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0– 6 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 237; listed, information on distribution), Angulo et al. (2013: 1008; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4166; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).