Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)

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 : 281

Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum, 1792)

Occurrence: possible

Maximum length: 60 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 0-150 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2014)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Bay of Biscay (rare) to Sierra Leone, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde, including the Mediterranean and Strait of Gibraltar and Black Sea, Also off South Africa.