Thalassoma newtoni (Osório, 1891)

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 : 289-290

Thalassoma newtoni (Osório, 1891)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 10 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 1-40 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal to São Tome and Príncipe, probably further south. Observed during scientific dives around Mayumba, Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).