Fontitrygon margaritella (Compagno & Roberts, 1984)

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 margaritella (Compagno & Roberts, 1984)

Dasyatis margaritella Compagno & Roberts, 1984 [Synonym: senior, original�

Fontitrygon margarita (non Günther, 1870) [Misapplied�

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 30 cm WD

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-60 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: NT – Near threatened (2021)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: East central Atlantic: known from West African coast from Cape Blanc to Angola. Often confused with Dasyatis margarita (Günther, 1870) . Juvenile and adults observed along the coast, in estuary and delta of Gabon on board of industrial trawlers and artisanal boats (Cardiec, Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. com.).