Apletodon gabonensis Fricke & Wirtz, 2018

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 : 273

Apletodon gabonensis Fricke & Wirtz, 2018 ( Photos 43 , 44 )

Type-locality: Apletodon gabonensis – “Commune d’Akanda, 2.4 km southwest of Cap Esterias, 28 km north-northwest of Libreville, Gabon, eastern Atlantic Ocean, 0°35.641’N, 9°18.431’E, depth 1-2 meters”. Holotype: ZSM 47025. Paratypes: HUJ, ZSM.

Occurrence: endemic

Maximum length: 1.96 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 1-2 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NE – Not evaluated

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: only known from Gabon. Type collected nearby Cap Esterias ( Menut et al., 2018).

Figures

Photo 43. – Apletodon gabonensis © Lucas Bérenger / Fondation Biotope.

Photo 44. – Apletodon gabonensis © Lucas Bérenger / Fondation Biotope