Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868)

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 : 96

Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 340 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-92 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bcd / 2021)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: Northeast Atlantic: known from Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and probably wide-ranging off West Africa. Observed at Mayumba and Port-Gentil with juveniles and adults near the coast between Olende and Cap Lopez. Adults were caught in Olende mouth by sport fishermen (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).