Chelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870)

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 : 271

Chelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870)

Liza dumerili (Steindachner, 1870) [Synonym: senior, new�

Chelon saliens (non Risso, 1810) [Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 40 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: _

Migration: catadromous

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2018)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East central Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Namibia. It is also reported from the Cape and east coasts of Africa from Mossel Bay ( South Africa) to Delagoa Bay ( Mozambique). One record for Gabon: MNHN 1997-3914. Collected in number in lower Ogowe (Fermon, pers. obs.).