Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 94

Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 200 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 5-624 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: EN – Endangered (A2bd / 2021)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: distributed from the UK in the Northeast Atlantic, south, including the Mediterranean Sea, Canary Islands, Morocco and south along the western African coast to eastern South Africa ( Whitehead et al., 1984; Compagno et al., 2005). Observed from south of Cap Lopez to Mayumba, in trawlers and on artisanal boats (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).

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