Paraliparis copei wilsoni Richards, 1966

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 : 296-297

Paraliparis copei wilsoni Richards, 1966

Paraliparis wilsoni Richards, 1966 [Synonym: senior, original�

Paraliparis copei non Goode & Bean, 1896 [Misapplied for Gabon specimens�

Type-locality: Paraliparis wilsoni – “ Off Gabon, western Africa, 04°08’S, 10°08’E, depth 1134 meters”. Holotype: USNM 198201.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 26 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathydemersal

Depth range: 200-1976 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known only from off Gabon (04°08’S, 10°08’E to 35°03’S, 24°04’E) and Namibia. Reported from South Africa.