Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)

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 : 268

Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)

Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) [Synonym: senior, other rank�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 150 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-13 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: Fernando Poo, Cameroon, Liberia, and Ascension Island; from Senegal and Guinea; and Cape Verde. Caught around Mayumba (De Bruyne, pers. obs.) and nearby Port-Gentil (SAIAB 25569- 1985).