Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795

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 : 114

Gymnothorax afer Bloch, 1795

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 10-45 m

Migration: amphidromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Cape Frio, Namibia. Observed during scientific dives around Mayumba, Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias and caught by the artisanal and industrial fishery (Chartrain, De Bruyne & Wozniak, pers. obs.).