Pseudotolithus senegallus (Cuvier, 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 : 284

Pseudotolithus senegallus (Cuvier, 1830)

Pseudotolithus senegalensis (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833) [Misapplied�

Pseudotolithus typus non Bleeker, 1863 [Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 230 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-150 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bd / 2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Angola. Caught by sport fishermen and observed during dives in Olowi oil platforms (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.). Confused with Pseudotolithus typus and P. senegalensis .