Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)

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 : 308

Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)

Aluterus punctatus (Agassiz, 1831) [Synonym: junior, new� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 61 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 3-900 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola, including the Cape Verde Islands.