Uraspis helvola (Günther, 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 : 241

Uraspis helvola (Günther, 1860)

Uraspis secunda (non Poey, 1860) [Misapplied�

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 58 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 50-300 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: South-East Atlantic: known from St. Helena and Ascension islands. Adults of Uraspis helvola and U. secunda are virtually impossible to distinguish although juvenile characters involving allometric growth patterns suggest that they may be distinct species. If subsequent studies indicate that these 2 nominal species are conspecific, the oldest available name is Uraspis helvola .