Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)

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 : 282

Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 90 cm SL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 1-200 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2014)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Portugal and the Strait of Gibraltar to Angola, including the Mediterranean. Caught by industrial and artisanal fishery along the coast of Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).