Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)

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 : 238

Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)

Decapterus punctatus sanctaehelenae (Cuvier 1833) [Synonym: junior, new�

Decapterus sanctaehelenae (Cuvier, 1833) [Synonym: junior, new� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 30 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-110 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Morocco to South Africa, including the Madeira, Canary, Cape Verde, Ascension and St. Helena islands. Records for Gabon: CAS 49813/814/828-1964, ANSP 140335-1964, ROM 63377-1967. Caught by trawlers along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).