Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

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 : 297

Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831) [Synonym: junior, new�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 70 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-40 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: circumtropical. Eastern Atlantic: known from Ascension Island, Saint Helena Island, and São Tome Island in the Gulf of Guinea. Observed during dives in Port-Gentil, Mayumba and Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).