Bathygobius casamancus (Rochebrune, 1880)

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 : 223

Bathygobius casamancus (Rochebrune, 1880)

Gobius congoensis Sauvage, 1884 [ Synonym : questionable, original] Type-locality: Gobius congoensis – “ Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-6240 (3).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 8.1 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-10 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: occurs from Mauritania (Iouik) to Moçâmedes (Mossamedes), Angola, including Cape Verde Islands, Dakar, Banana, lower Congo River, Brazzaville ( Congo), and the Gulf of Guinea islands to Pagalu ( Annobón). Records from Congo and Equatorial Guinea: MNHN 1884-0026 à 0030 “Majumba”, (Syntype of Gobius congoensis Sauvage, 1884 ), questionable regarding the location of Majumba in Congo.