Scomberomorus tritor (Cuvier, 1832)

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 : 213-214

Scomberomorus tritor (Cuvier, 1832)

Scomberomorus maculatus (non Mitchill, 1815) [Misapplied for Gabon specimens�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 1-40 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2011)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Canary Islands and Senegal to the Gulf of Guinea and Baía dos Tigres, Angola. Caught by the artisanal and industrial fishery (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.). This species has been erroneously been considered as a synonym of Scomberomorus maculatus by many authors.