Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766)

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 : 243

Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 200 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-1200 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, but absent in the eastern Pacific. Eastern Atlantic: known from Morocco to South Africa. Regularly observed at the artisanal fishery landing site and during the scientific dives around Port-Gentil. It is called “Reine des mers” (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).