Carlarius latiscutatus (Günther, 1864)

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 : 153

Carlarius latiscutatus (Günther, 1864)

Arius latiscutatus Günther, 1864 [Synonym: senior, original� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 85 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater Environment: demersal

Depth range:?- 70 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: known along the coasts of western Africa, from Senegal to Angola. Records in Gabon in Komo River (Libreville) and Ogowe (Ngomo). Some authors considered this species as part of the genus Arius .