Sparisoma choati Rocha, Brito & Robertson, 2012

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 : 290

Sparisoma choati Rocha, Brito & Robertson, 2012

Sparisoma rubripinne (non Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) [Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 31.4 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 2-30 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NE – Not evaluated

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Cape Verde Islands and Senegal south to the offshore islands of the Gulf of Guinea and northern Angola. Record for Gabon: MNHN 1913-0096. Observed during a scientific dive around Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.). S. rubripinne is known from Western Atlantic: Confused with Eastern Atlantic species referring to S. chaoti .