Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1863)

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 : 239

Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1863)

Selene setapinnis (non Mitchill, 1815) [Misapplied for eastern Atlantic specimens�

Vomer gabonensis Guichenot, 1866 [ Synonym : junior, original� Type-locality: Vomer gabonensis – “ Gabon ”. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2928.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 40 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 20-100 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Portugal to South Africa, including Madeira and Cape Verde. Regularly caught by the artisanal fishery, especially with beach seine at Cap Lopez and trawlers along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.). Replaced by Selene setapinnis in western Atlantic. These two species have not been adequately studied and may prove to be conspecific.