Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)

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 : 216

Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 80-800 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: tropical and warm temperate waters of all oceans, but absent from eastern Pacific. Eastern Atlantic: occurs along the entire African slope, off Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde and on underwater rises. Record for Gabon: UF 174350-1963 and several human observations.