Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861

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 : 241

Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861

Trachurus trachurus (non Linnaeus, 1758) [Misapplied for Gabon specimens�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 66.6 cm TL; 60 FL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-500 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2018)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Gulf of Guinea to South Africa.