Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909

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 : 111

Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909

Elops lacerta non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847 [Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 90 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range:?- 50 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from West African coast from Mauritania to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several specimens collected in lower Ogowe and preserved at CENAREST in Gabon (Fermon, pers. obs.). It is often confused with Elops lacerta .