Pomadasys empherus Bussing, 1993 .

Bigspine Grunt, Largespine Grunt; Corocoro Espina Grande.

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from Costa Rica to Panama; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ba (Pacific), 0– 10 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, DD.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1002; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Allen (2015: 1383; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).