BATRACHOIDIDAE
[21 Oct 2004]
Batrachoides waltersi Collette & Russo 1981
Batrachoides waltersi Collette & Russo 1981, Bull. Mar. Sci. 31(2):208, fig. 5. Type locality: WSW of
Boca Burrance, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Paratypes: SIO 63-517 (11,
35.3-201 mm SL), SIO 73-257 (19, 95.1-146 mm SL), SIO 73-276 (11, 50.3-245 mm
SL).
Porichthys ephippiatus Walker & Rosenblatt 1988
Porichthys ephippiatus Walker & Rosenblatt 1988, Copeia 1988(4):900,
fig. 12. Type locality:
Colima, Mexico, ca. 20°48'N, 105°27'W.
Holotype: SIO 70-160 (91 mm
SL). Paratypes: SIO 62-12 (1, 28 mm SL), SIO 62-52 (3, 24-89.5 mm
SL), SIO 63-46 (1, 52.5 mm SL), SIO 63-519 (1, 41.5 mm SL), SIO 63-521 (5,
35.5-114 mm SL), SIO 63-523 (2, 70-75.5 mm SL), SIO 65-165 (1, 77 mm SL), SIO
68-55 (5, 53.5-75.5 mm SL), SIO 70-156 (46, 53.2-71.2 mm SL), SIO 70-157 (12,
22.5-70 mm SL), SIO 70-160 (13, 47.8-118 mm SL), SIO 70-161 (8, 68-107.5 mm
SL), SIO 70-168 (9, 64.5-71 mm SL), SIO 70-257 (4, 86-89 mm SL), SIO 73-229 (9,
55-79 mm SL), SIO 73-230 (1, 74 mm SL), SIO 73-231 (2, 85.5-87 mm SL), SIO
73-232 (6, 67-84 mm SL), SIO 73-235 (5, 44-64.5 mm SL), SIO 73-237 (68, 49-90
mm SL), SIO 73-238 (42, 51-101 mm SL), SIO 73-243 (114 (48-85 mm SL), SIO
73-244 (11, 55.5-81.5 mm SL), SIO 73-245 (1, 79 mm SL), SIO 73-246 (11, 48-74.5
mm SL), SIO 73-248 (36, 43.5-93.5 mm SL), SIO 73-258 (1, 83.5 mm SL), SIO 79-80
(18, 23-61 mm SL), SIO 79-81 (6, 58-75.5 mm SL).
Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson, 1844)
Batrachus margaritatus Richardson 1844, Ichthy. Voyage Sulphur 1:67, pl. 38
(2-4). Type locality:
Near entrance to Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica, 09°27.5'N, 84°30.7'W. Neotype: SIO 73-298 (126.2 mm SL). Remarks: Neotype designated by Walker & Rosenblatt
1988:899. Valid as Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson).
Porichthys mimeticus Walker & Rosenblatt 1988
Porichthys mimeticus Walker & Rosenblatt 1988, Copeia 1988(4):895, fig. 8. Type locality: Northeast
of outer Gorda Bank, Gulf of California, 23°03.6'N, 109°28.4'W. Holotype: SIO 68-55 (86 mm SL). Paratypes:
SIO 60-119 (1, 86 mm SL), SIO 65-250 (4, 125-149 mm SL), SIO 65-293 (6,
86.5-164.5 mm SL), SIO 68-55 (194, 66-106 mm SL), SIO 68-93 (1, 71.5 mm SL),
SIO 70-257 (4, 62.5-104 mm SL).
Porichthys oculellus Walker & Rosenblatt 1988
Porichthys oculellus Walker & Rosenblatt 1988, Copeia 1988(4):898, fig. 10. Type locality: Bahia
Cupica to Rio Orpua, Colombia, 04°35'N, 77°19'W. Paratype: SIO 87-88
[ex UBC BC59-656, part] (1, 63 mm SL).