Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)

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 : 283

Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)

Argyrosomus hololepidotus (non Lacepède, 1801) [Misapplied for Eastern Atlantic�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 230 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 15-300 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Norway to Gibraltar and Congo, including the Mediterrane- an and the Black Sea. Records for Gabon: MRAC P-97680 (1948), P-88019.0054. Adults specimens (called “Moafy”) targeted during the month of May and June by the artisanal fishery of Mayumba around the Ponga point. Targeted for the swim bladder traffic (De Bruyne, pers. com.).