Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker, 1863)

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 : 117

Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker, 1863)

Ophichthys buettikoferi (Steindachner, 1894) [Synonym: junior, new� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 53.5 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 0-? m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Liberia to Congo. Several records for Gabon: BMNH 1909.7.27.33, MNHN 1909-0018/0020, “Ngomo, Ogooué”.