Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)

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 : 183

Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)

Synodus myops (Forster, 1801) [Synonym: senior, new�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 40 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated, benthic

Depth range: 0-430 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Gabon, including Saint Helena and Ascension Islands. Observed caught by a trawler on the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.). Species complex with