Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)

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 : 111

Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 250 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-40 m

Migration: amphidromous

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bd / 2019)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: known from Mauritania to Angola in eastern Atlantic Ocean. Targeted by sport fishermen in rivers’ mouths, especially during the rainy season (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).