Emerald Sleeper
Erotelis smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Also calledAmoré (por) · Esmeralda Negra (spa) · Guavina-esmeralda (por) · Moréia-do-mangue-negra (por) · Peixe-macaco (por) · amoré babosa (por) · guavina de concha (spa)
First described in: Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, Georges & A. Valenciennes. 1837.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Erotelis smaragdus (Valenciennes 1837)
Erotelis smaragdus (Valenciennes 1837) . Emerald Sleeper; Guavina de Concha Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from Florida, USA, to northern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) WK, KP and Es (Atlantic); 0–8 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2015), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 223; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4099; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).
Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2386437.