Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830)

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 : 283

Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 130 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 15-200 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (A2b / 2020)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: West African coast from Gulf of Guinea to South Africa (a single record from Mauritania). Western Indian Ocean: off Mozambique and South Africa. Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia. Several human observations for Gabon.