Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899)

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 : 279

Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 45 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 0-25 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from West African coast, from Senegal to Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. Caught by the artisanal fishery of Mayumba and Port-Gentil, and observed during scientific dives in Mayumba and Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).