Fontitrygon margarita (Günther, 1870)

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 : 107

Fontitrygon margarita (Günther, 1870)

Dasyatis margarita (Günther, 1870) [Synonym: senior, original� Fontitrygon margaritella (non Compagno & Roberts, 1984) [Misapplied� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm WD

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 1-60 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2d / 2021)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East central Atlantic: known from Senegal to Congo. Records outside this range (from Angola to Mauritania and the Canaries) may be based on D. margaritella , which has been confused with this species. As a result, the distribution of D. margarita may prove to be more restricted than described here. Juvenile and adults, observed along the coast, in estuaries and delta of Gabon by industrial trawlers and artisanal boats (Cardiec, Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. com.).