Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836

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 : 272

Mugil curema Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836

Hyphessobrycon sovichthys Schultz, 1944 [Synonym: junior for Gabon specimens�

Mugil capurii (non Perugia, 1892) [Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 91 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-300 m

Migration: catadromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2019)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal River outlet to Namibia at about 20°S. Record for Gabon: MNHN 1997-3912 “Port-Gentil”.