Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)

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 : 287-288

Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 140 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range:?- 200 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2018) Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Morocco to Angola (~ 46°N to 13°S), also Cape Verde and Canary Islands, São Tome and Príncipe and Mediterranean Sea. Observed during scientific dives and caught by the artisanal fishery (hand line) and sport fishermen (jig) (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).