Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833)

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 senegalensis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 114 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-70 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: EN – Endangered (A2bd / 2021)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from the west coast of Africa, from Morocco to Angola, but rare north of Senegal. Species targeted by all the demersal fisheries of Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).