Oxyporhamphus similis Bruun, 1935

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 : 269

Oxyporhamphus similis Bruun, 1935

Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis Bruun, 1935 [Synonym: senior, other rank�

Oxyporhamphus micropterus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847) [Synonym: senior, other rank�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 18 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-5 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Cape Verde to about Luanda, Angola (20°N south to 10°S). Record for Gabon: USNM 294268-1961.