Gerres nigri Günther, 1859

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 : 278

Gerres nigri Günther, 1859

Eucinostomus melanopterus (non Bleeker, 1863) [Misapplied� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 20 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range:?- 60 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: West African coast, from Guinea as far south as Angola. Known from Ogowe River (Fermon, pers. obs.). Observed during dives in shallow waters in Port-Gentil, but more studies are needed to point out the differences between the two species of this family (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).