* Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) .

Amazon Sailfin Catfish; Pez Diablo, Plecostomo del Amazonas, Pleco, Arrisuaca, Carachama, Pez Gato Acorazado, Cascudo.

Distribution: Global: South America; Amazon River basin; introduced in several countries in North America; Costa Rica: Pa (Atlantic), Ni, Te and Be (Pacific), 0–110 m.a.s.l., Pri, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Exo, NE.

References: Herrera (2011:1; new country record, morphometric and meristic data and information on distribution) and Angulo et al. (2013: 994; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).