Parachelon grandisquamis (Valenciennes, 1836)

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 : 272

Parachelon grandisquamis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)

Liza grandisquamis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836) [Synonym: senior, new�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 40 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-300 m

Migration: catadromous

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: found along the coast of West Africa from Senegal to the Republic of the Congo, and on the Islands of Bioko ( Fernando Po) and São Tome. Record for Gabon: MNHN 1997-3916. Observed during scientific dives around Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.) and in lower Ogowe (Fermon, pers. obs.).