Hirundichthys affinis (Günther, 1866)

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 : 270

Hirundichthys affinis (Günther, 1866)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 33 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-100 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: Atlantic Ocean. Eastern Atlantic: known along the African coast from 20°N to 15°S, Mauritania to Angola. Records for Gabon: USNM 299158- 1961, CUMV 64148-1961, ROM 63320-1967, 63322-1967, 63328-1967.