Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846)

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 : 268

Ablennes hians (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 140 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-12 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: occurs worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas within the 23.9°C isotherm. Eastern Atlantic: known from the Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania south through the Gulf of Guinea to the Congo and Moçâmedes (Mossamedes) in southern Angola. Records for Gabon: USNM 207030-1968, 291386-1968. Caught by industrial trawlers along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).