Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808)

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 : 233

Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808)

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 35 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 20-400 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: North-East Atlantic: known from the British Isles south to Senegal (Baie du Lévrier) and the Mediterranean. Collected by the Nansen campaign of 2014 ( Michalsen et al., 2015) (De Bruyne, pers. com.) in Gabon waters but must be verified according to the known distribution of the species.