Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

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 : 310

Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)

Occurrence: possible

Maximum length: 50 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 2-75 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: circumtropical. Eastern Atlantic: known from Gulf of Guinea, St. Paul’s Rocks, St. Helena , Ascension Island, Rolas Island, and Cape Verde, São Tome Island.