Mauligobius nigri (Günther, 1861)

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 : 224

Mauligobius nigri (Günther, 1861)

Bathygobius nigri (Günther, 1861) [Synonym: senior, new�

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 7 cm SL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 2-4 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: occurs from the Cape Verde islands and Equatorial Guinea and probably the Gulf of Guinea islands and collected from coastal localities near Limbe, Cameroon and from the island of Bioko. The lack of reliable data for West African specimens suggests this species might be restricted to the Cape Verde Islands and more likely a benthic inhabitant of marine intertidal zones. One record for Gabon: ZMH 18986-1888 “ Gabun ” collector Frettman must be verified according to the known distribution of the species.