Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843

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 : 285

Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes, 1843

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 20-200 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2020)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Gibraltar to Angola, including Canary and Cape Verde islands, also western Mediterranean. Caught by industrial and artisanal fishery along the coast of Gabon, especially during the dry season (June to September) (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).