Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families Author Angulo, Arturo Escuela de Biología, Museo de Zoología / Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Ecología Tropical (CIBET) and Centro de Author Betts, Joel T. 0000-0002-6018-8995 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Rd # 13, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA joel. t. betts @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6018 - 8995 joel.t.betts@gmail.com Author González-Alemán, Néstor J. Unidad de Gestión Técnica de Proyectos - Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales y de Cooperación Externa (ORICE / UGETEP), Author Castañeda, Edgar 0000-0001-8148-3195 Universidad Americana (UAM, Costado Noroeste Camino de Oriente, Managua, Nicaragua edgar. ecologica @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8148 - 3195 edgar.ecologica@gmail.com Author Berghe, Eric Van Den 0000-0001-7566-0415 Department of Environment and Development, Zamorano Biodiversity Center. Zamorano University of Tegucigalpa, P. O. Box 93, Honduras evandenberghe @ zamorano. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7566 - 0415 evandenberghe@zamorano.edu Author Elías, Diego J. Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH). Chicago, Illinois, United States of America delias @ fieldmuseum. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4215 - 0384 cmcmahan @ fieldmuseum. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2113 - 8554 delias@fieldmuseum.org Author Mcmahan, Caleb D. Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH). Chicago, Illinois, United States of America delias @ fieldmuseum. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4215 - 0384 cmcmahan @ fieldmuseum. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2113 - 8554 delias@fieldmuseum.org Author Matamoros, Wilfredo A. wilmatamoros@yahoo.com text Zootaxa 2023 2023-11-27 5376 1 1 89 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5376.1.1/52351 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5376.1.1 1175-5334 10208788 9ECCB3F7-5481-47C2-8A5A-E9A3F38C31BA Herotilapia multispinosa (Günther 1867) . Rainbow Cichlid; Mojarra, Mojarra Arcoiris, Cholesca, Tilapia Vouchers: UCR 0447-003 (5), 0478-001 (3), 0536-006 (3), 0546-005 (14), 0549-004 (7), 1051-007 (2), 1052-005 (0), 1054-006 (8), 1055-013 (2) and 3115-006 (1); FMNH 6001 (1), 6002 (1), 6003 (39), 6004 (11) and 52525 (3); LSUMZ 15364 (26), 15445 (1), 15454 (4), 15461 (4) and 15471 (2); other collections: CAS 28489 (140), 61376 (15), 61381 (3), 76029 (1), IBUNAM 13739 (1), MNHN 2001-1173 (1), UMMZ 180621 (1) and 213939 (1). Distribution: Central America; from eastern Honduras to northeastern Costa Rica, Atlantic and Pacific drainages; ( Nicaragua ) WK, Es, BF, IM, To, Sa, SJ, RF, LN (Atlantic) and Ne (Pacific); 2–75 masl ; Sec, Pot. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2020), population trend unknown. Literature: Meek (1907: 131 ; brief description, including an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Astorqui (1975: 144; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Villa (1982: 202 ; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 351 ; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), González-Alemán (2006: 59; brief description, including an illustration, and information on distribution and ecology), Schmitter-Soto (2007: 30 , as Archocentrus multispinosus —synonym; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), van den Berghe (2015: 32 ; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology), Angulo (2021: 49 ; listed, including information on distribution) and Angulo & San Gil-León (2022 : e4029; identification key and information on distribution).