Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 308

Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 76.2 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 1-80 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: circumtropical. Eastern Atlantic: known from west coast of tropical Africa, from Portugal south along West Africa to South Africa including the Canary Islands. Caught by a sport fisherman around Port-Gentil (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).