Cephalopholis nigri (Günther, 1859)

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 : 287

Cephalopholis nigri (Günther, 1859)

Petrometopon nigri (Günther, 1859) [Synonym: senior, new�

Serranus lineo-ocellatus Guichenot, 1861 in Duméril 1961 [Synonym: junior, original�

Type-locality: Serranus lineo-ocellatus – “ Gabon; Gorée, Senegal ”. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-7370-to 0000-7371 (1, 1) .

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 30.5 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range:?- 100 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2018)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal to Lobito, Angola, including the Canary Islands (Tenerife). Records for Gabon: MNHN 0000-7370, BMNH 1896.5.5.13. Observed during scientific dives around Mayumba, Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias and on board of trawlers of Gabon (Chartrain, De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).