Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)

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 : 169

Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 9 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 100-900 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2019)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: circumglobally distributed between subarctic and sub-Antarctic waters, including tropical areas. Eastern Atlantic: known from southern Iceland to Canary Islands and Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. South Pacific: between 30°S and 50°S. Old records from Gabon: MZS 0316-1898/99.