Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)

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 : 287

Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 65 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 1-120 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2018)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Ascension and St. Helena islands; dubious records from the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and South Africa. Also recorded from eastern Atlantic from São Tome and Gabon in the Gulf of Guinea and from the Azores ( Portugal).

Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 120 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 20-200 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (A2bd / 2018)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known along the west coast of Africa to southern Angola, including the southern Mediterranean. Regularly caught by the artisanal fishery (hand line) and sport fishermen (jig) (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).