Parakuhlia macrophthalmus (Osório, 1893)

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 : 278

Parakuhlia macrophthalmus (Osório, 1893)

Parakuhlia macrophthalma (Osório, 1893) [Synonym: senior, new� Parakuhlia boulengeri Pellegrin, 1913 [Synonym: junior, original� Type-locality: Parakuhlia boulengeri – “Bay of Libreville, Gabon ”. Syntypes: MNHN 1913-0176 (1), 1913-0177 (1).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 20 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range:?- 30 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known along the coasts of West Africa from Senegal to Angola, mainly in the Gulf of Guinea. Records for Gabon: MNHN 1913-

0176/0177. Observed during scientific dives in Mayumba and Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).