Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830)

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 fulgens (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 60 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 5-150 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known primarily between Senegal and Nigeria, and in the Gulf of Guinea to Angola, also Cape Verde, Fernando Poo and others. Caught by trawlers and observed during dives in Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).