Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758

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

Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 70 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 5-200 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (2020)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from southern Bay of Biscay to Mauritania, occasionally southwards to Senegal. Also, throughout the Mediterranean and Black seas. Several records for Gabon are probable misidentifications according to the known distribution of the species.