Spicara nigricauda (Norman, 1931)

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 : 282

Spicara nigricauda (Norman, 1931)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 20 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 50-100 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2014)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Ghana to Angola (Mullet Bay and Bay of Elephants). Not reported elsewhere. Found on rocky areas nearby Mayumba (De Bruyne, pers. obs.). Caught by industrial and artisanal fishery along the coast of Gabon and observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias (Chartrain, De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).