Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953

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 : 279-280

Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953

Type-locality: Dentex angolensis – “ Atlantic , 45 miles northeastern of Port-Gentil, Gabon, 0°00’S, 8°58’E, depth 250-300 meters” .

Holotype: IRSNB 111. Paratypes: (87) IRSNB 112-131 (56), MRAC 97764-91 (28), coll. “ Baldaque da Silva ” (1). Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 37 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 15-700 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (2014)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Morocco to Angola. Caught by industrial and artisanal fishery along the coast of Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).