Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)

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 : 100-101

Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 89 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathydemersal

Depth range: 30-750 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic and Mediterrane- an. Observed along the coast of Gabon on board of industrial trawlers (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.). Dogfishes presently referred to in current literature as Squalus megalops , appear to belong to a species complex. Specimens from the different regions still need to be compared carefully.