Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881

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 : 299

Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 27 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 10-150 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Cape Blanc and Lévrier Bay, Mauritania south to Angola. Observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).