Cynoponticus ferox, Costa, 1846

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 : 118

Cynoponticus ferox Costa, 1846

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 200 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 10-100 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Gibraltar to Angola, including western Mediterranean. Caught by artisanal and industrial fishery of Gabon. South of Cap Lopez. Sometimes targeted by industrial semi-pelagic trawlers (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).