Cirrhitus atlanticus 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 : 297

Cirrhitus atlanticus Osório, 1893

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 16 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 5-10 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known only from Ilheo das Rolas, Annobón Island, and Ghana. Reported from São Tome Island. It has also been identified as inhabiting the waters off Mayumba, Gabon and observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs., 2020).