Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781

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 : 170

Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 5.5 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 300-3676 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from scattered records southwest of Ireland, also from Spain south to Angola, from 20°W to the African coast at approximately 35°S, and is abundant in the Gulf of Guinea and tropical regions of the Atlantic. Some records for Gabon: MNHN 1962-0736/0738/0739/0741.