Enchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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

Enchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 1-60 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Cape Verde and from Senegal to Gabon, including St. Paul’s Rocks and the Islands of Bay of Biafra, also southern Atlantic Islands.