Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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 : 288-289

Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 35 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-140 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Angola, including St. Paul’s Rocks, Cape Verde, St. Helena and Ascension Islands. Observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias and caught by trawlers along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain, De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).