Chaetodipterus lippei Steindachner, 1895

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 : 299

Chaetodipterus lippei Steindachner, 1895

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 31 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 10-50 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal to Angola. Recorded from the Niger River estuary. Observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil and Cap Esterias and caught by trawlers on the coast of Gabon (Chartrain, De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).