Sigmops elongatus (Günther, 1878)

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 elongatus (Günther, 1878)

Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 27.5 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 25-4740 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: circumglobally distributed in tropical to subtropical waters. Mediterranean. Eastern Atlantic: known from scattered records from Iceland south to Cape Verde and Gulf of Guinea; also between 30°S- 35°S.