Sphyraena sphyraena (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 : 229

Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 165 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-100 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Bay of Biscay to Moçâmedes (Mossamedes), Angola, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, Canary Islands, and Azores. Records during scientific dives in Olowi (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).