Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)

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 : 274-275

Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 19 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-12 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2014)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from oceanic islands and along the coast of West Africa from Senegal to Angola. Observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).