Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill, 1861

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 : 289

Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill, 1861

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 18 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 1-26 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: known along West Africa from Senegal to Angola, including the São Tome and Príncipe Islands. Eastern Atlantic and Brazilian populations need further investigation (including morphological and genetic) to determine if they represent R. subbifrenatus or undescribed species.