Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 239

Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 200 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-50 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from southern Bay of Biscay to South Africa, including the Mediterranean. Caught by sport fishermen in the rivers’ mouths of Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).