Synagrops japonicus (Döderlein, 1883)

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

Synagrops japonicus (Döderlein, 1883)

Synagrops bellus (non Goode & Bean, 1896) [Misapplied�

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 35 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 50-1000 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii. Eastern Atlantic: known from Guinea south to Angola. Commonly misidentified as S. bellus .