Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 307-308

Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 55 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-80 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: known from Western Atlantic. Reported from tip of South Africa. Many human observations for Gabon are probable misidentifications according to the known distribution of the species.