Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860)

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 : 220

Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 8 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 13-50 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: tropical Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: known from Gulf of Guinea and associated islands, Ascension Island. Observed during a scientific dive in Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).