Lutjanus dentatus ( Duméril, 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 : 277

Lutjanus dentatus ( Duméril, 1861)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 150 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 2-50 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from west coast of Africa, from Senegal to Angola, primarily in the Gulf of Guinea, rarely appearing in Senegal. Regularly caught by artisanal, sport and industrial fishery and observed during dives (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).