Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)

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 : 287

Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 70 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 20-200 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2018)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Western Sahara to Angola, including Cape Verde and the São Tome and Príncipe Islands. Also recorded from the Mediterranean. Records for Gabon: UF 138533-2004, MRAC P-88019.0055, and several human observations. Observed during scientific dive and on board of trawlers of Gabon (Chartrain, De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).