Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes, 1847)

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 : 269

Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847)

Cypselurus cyanopterus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847) [Synonym: senior, new�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 40 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-oceanic

Depth range: 0-20 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from off Western Sahara to Gabon, as well as in the equatorial area (3°S). Records for Gabon: USNM 203890-1965, 203910- 1968.