Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 290

Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 38 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 1-90 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from France to Angola and including the Mediterranean, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde and São Tome Island. Records on board of a trawler along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).