Sphyraena afra Peters, 1844

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 : 229

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E3A0-3FFC-7584-DAA2EAD8FE52
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scientific name	Sphyraena afra Peters, 1844
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Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 205 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-75 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal to Namibia. Record for Gabon: MRAC P-88019.0061. Caught by artisanal, industrial and sport fishery along the coast of Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Elasmobranchii
Order	Perciformes
Family	Sphyraenidae
Genus	Sphyraena

Sphyraena afra Peters, 1844

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