Echidna peli (Kaup, 1856)

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 : 114

Echidna peli (Kaup, 1856)

Poecilophis lecomtei Kaup, 1856 [ Synonym : junior, original� Type-locality: Poecilophis lecomtei – “ Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN B-2364 (1), B-2502 (1), B-2503 (1).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-20? m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde and the offshore Islands in the Bay of Biafra. Observed during scientific dives around Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).