Microchirus hexophthalmus (Bennett, 1831)

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 : 233

Microchirus hexophthalmus (Bennett, 1831)

Dicologoglossa hexophthalma (Bennett, 1831) [Misspellings – Grammar agreement�

Dicologlossa hexophthalma (Bennett, 1831) [Synonym: senior, new – Grammar agreement�

Dicologlossa hexophthalmus (Bennett, 1831) [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 20 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range:?- 150 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from West Mediterranean, Portugal, Madeira to Sierra Leone, also Gulf of Guinea, Congo and Angola. Record for Gabon:

MNHN 1967-0533. Caught by trawlers along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).