higuchii, Cathorops (Cathorops) Marceniuk [A. P.] & Betancur-R. [R.] 2008:32, Figs. 12-13, 15 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 29576] Colón reef, (Atlantic) Panama. Holotype: USNM 79363. Paratypes: many at USNM and UF (1 lot). •Valid as Cathorops higuchii Marceniuk & Betancur-R. 2008 -- (Matamoros et al. 2009:9 [ref. 31241], Marceniuk et al. 2012:93 [ref. 31865], Marceniuk et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34763] as cf. higuchii, Marceniuk et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cathorops higuchii Marceniuk & Betancur-R. 2008. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Caribbean coast of Central America: Honduras to Panama. Habitat: brackish, marine.