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BERJAYA
Issue: Vol. 5853 No. 3: 22 Jul. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-07-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.3.12
Page range: 447-450
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 0

Eight decades later: Dajaus monticola (Actinopterygii: Mugilidae) resurfaces in the lower Choluteca River, Honduras

Laboratorio de Diversidad Acuática y Biogeografía; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas; Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas; Tuxtla Gutiérrez; Mexico; Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales de Honduras (IBIOAH); San Pedro Sula; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras; 11101; Collections Associate; Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago; Illinois; USA
Escuela de Biología; Universidad de Costa Rica; San Pedro de Montes de Oca; San José; Costa Rica
Centro de Mezclas; Hospital General de Zona 2; Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Tuxtla Gutiérrez; Chiapas; Mexico; Escuela de Ciencias Químicas; Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas; Ocozocoautla; Chiapas; Mexico
Center for Species Survival: Freshwater; Conservation Research Department; John G. Shedd Aquarium; Chicago; Illinois; United States of America
Pisces Dajaus monticola Mugilidae Choluteca River Honduras

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How to Cite

Matamoros, W.A., Soto-Venegas, K.A., Valle-Hernández, M.M. & Quintana, Y. (2026) Eight decades later: Dajaus monticola (Actinopterygii: Mugilidae) resurfaces in the lower Choluteca River, Honduras. Zootaxa, 5853 (3), 447–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.3.12