Abudefduf saxatilis (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 : 250

Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 22.9 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-40 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from the Cape Verde Islands south along western Africa to Angola, including all mid-Atlantic Oceanic islands, between 43°N to 35°S. Observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil (De Bruyne and Wozniak pers. obs.).