Hygophum macrochir (Günther, 1864)

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 : 192

Hygophum macrochir (Günther, 1864)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 6 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: mesopelagic

Depth range: 0-750 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Recorded between about 18°N and 03°S at about 20°W, but about 12°S in Angola Current. Records for Gabon: MCZ 89415/416-1971, 115195/196-1971, 115261-1971