Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)

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 : 97

Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 175 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 1-200 m

Migration: amphidromous

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bd / 2020)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Mauritania to Angola. Observed along the coast of Gabon, juveniles and adults were caught throughout the year by artisanal and industrial fishing (Cardiec, Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).