Monochirus atlanticus Chabanaud, 1940

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 : 233-234

Monochirus atlanticus Chabanaud, 1940

Monochirus hispidus non Rafinesque, 1814 [Misapplied for Gabon specimens�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 22 cm TL; 20 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 10-250 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2015)

Source: preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from the northern coast of Spain and Portugal to Gabon, including Cape Verde, the Canary Islands and Madeira. Observed during the Nansen campaign of 2014 ( Michalsen et al., 2015) (De Bruyne, pers. com.).