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 Eleotris perniger (Cope 1871) . Smallscaled Spinycheek Sleeper; Guavina Espinosa Vouchers: UCR 3224-001 (1); FMNH 5925 (15), 5926 (30), 5927 (6), 5928 (1), 14629 (1), 14630 (1), 14631 (1), 14632 (1), 14633 (1), 14634 (1), 14635 (1), 14636 (1), 14637 (1), 14638 (1), 14639 (1), 14640 (1), 52272 (7) and 126133 (6); LSUMZ 15328 (1). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Florida, USA, to northern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua ) UI, WK, Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF, IM and To (Atlantic); 0–15 masl ; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 222 , as Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin 1789) —misidentification; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Bussing (1998: 417 , as E. pisonis —missidentification; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), van den Berghe (2015: 38 , as Eliotris pictus —misspelled and misidentification; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4097 ; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 34 ; listed, including information on distribution) and Angulo (2021: 34 ; listed, including information on distribution).