Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

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 : 212

Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 250 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-oceanic

Depth range: 3-20 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2011)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans: in tropical and subtropical waters, including the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. Caught regularly by sport fishermen in Port-Gentil and Libreville (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).