Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)

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 : 288

Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 150 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 8-300 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bd+4bd / 2018)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: east Atlantic: known throughout the Mediterranean Sea, and from the southern Bay of Biscay to southern tip of Africa. Caught by a sport fisherman offshore of Cap Lopez in 2020 (De Bruyne, pers. obs.)