Sigmops bathyphilus (Vaillant, 1884)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 168

Sigmops bathyphilus (Vaillant in Filhol, 1884)

Gonostoma bathyphilum (Vaillant in Filhol, 1884) [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 20 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 700-3000 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from scattered records from 65°30’N, 30°30’W to Namibia; also off Cape Point, South Africa.