Stephanolepis hispida (Linnaeus, 1766)

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 : 309

Stephanolepis hispida (Linnaeus, 1766)

Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 27.5 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-293 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Canary Islands and along West Africa, from Morocco to Angola including Madeira, the Cape Verde Islands, and São Tome and Príncipe Islands. Observed on board of a trawler and during dives in Port-Gentil (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).