Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789

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 : 309

Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789

Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 [Synonym: junior, original� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 60 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-110 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bd / 2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Ireland south into the Mediterranean Sea, the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Islands of Madeira, and along West Africa to Angola, including offshore oceanic Islands in this region. Regularly caught by trawlers along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).