Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant, 1888

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 : 198

Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant, 1888

Bathygadus favosus non Goode & Bean, 1886 [Misapplied� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 50 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathydemersal

Depth range: 400-2600 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Ireland to South Africa. Often confused with Bathygadus favosus Goode & Bean, 1886 .