Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829)

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 : 217

Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 55 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 10-300 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2ad / 2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: distributed from Mauritania south to Angola, including the Cape Verde Islands, São Tome and Príncipe. Observed during scientific dives around Cap Esterias and caught by trawlers along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain, De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).