Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758

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 : 242

Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 110 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 1-85 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: circumtropical. Eastern central Atlantic: known from the Azores south to St Helena and along the coast of West Africa to Namibia. Observed at the artisanal fishery landing site and during the scientific dives around Port-Gentil. It is called “Reine des mers mers”” ((DeDe Bruyne, pers. obs.).