Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833

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 : 210

Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 23 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 20-550 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: worldwide in tropical to subtropical seas. Records from the eastern Atlantic require verification, but it is likely to occur from Morocco to South Africa. One record for Gabon: MCZ 79610-1971.