tico, Phallichthys Bussing [W. A.] 1963:3, Figs. 1-3 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 77; ref. 4328] Río Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí drainage, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Holotype: LACM 2780. Paratypes: LACM 2781 (112), 2782 (30); UMMZ 180304 (6, 1 c&s). •Valid as Phallichthys tico Bussing 1963 -- (Villa 1982:132 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:143 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:217 [ref. 24179], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:42 [ref. 29205], Angulo et al. 2013:996 [ref. 33194], Meyer 2015:175 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:86 [ref. 36941], Angulo et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Phallichthys tico Bussing 1963. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: central Costa Rica, Nicaragua. Habitat: freshwater.