Prognichthys gibbifrons (Valenciennes, 1847)

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 : 271

Prognichthys gibbifrons (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 19.5 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-? m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least Concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic endemic: distributed along the African coasts from Western Sahara to Luanda, Angola, rather abundant in the Gulf of Guinea, rare west of 20°W and south of the equator in the open sea.