Trachinotus teraia 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 : 241

Trachinotus teraia Cuvier, 1832

Trachinotus falcatus (non Linnaeus, 1758) [Misapplied for Eastern Atlantic specimens�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 68 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal to Gabon, including Cape Verde. Caught by a sport fisherman in Mayumba (De Bruyne, pers. obs.). Collected in lower Ogowe (Fermon, pers. obs.).