Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959

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 : 112

Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959

Coloconger giganteus (Castle, 1959) [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 89.3 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathydemersal

Depth range:? m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NE – Not evaluated

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: circumglobal: East Atlantic: known from off Gabon. More probably the larvae of a Notacanthus species after Smith (1989). Confirmation work/publication still needed. A sole record for Gabon: MCZ 61273- 1971 needs verification.