Neonesthes microcephalus Norman, 1930

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 : 174

Neonesthes microcephalus Norman, 1930

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 17.2 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 600-1650 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from south of about 03°N, mostly south of 15°S. Caught during the Nansen campaign of 2014 ( Michalsen et al., 2015) (De Bruyne, pers. com.).

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