Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863)

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 : 277-278

Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863)

Gerres melanopterus Bleeker, 1863 [Synonym: senior, original�

Eugerres melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863) [Synonym: senior, new�

Gerres nigri non Günther, 1859 [Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 30 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-25 m

Migration: amphidromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from West African coast, from Senegal to Angola. Observed during scientific dives around Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).