Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894

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Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894

Chascanopsetta lugubris danae Bruun, 1937 [Synonym: junior, original� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 40 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 60-3210 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Gulf of Guinea round the Cape to Natal, South Africa. The subspecies Chascanopsetta lugubris danae may be a valid species as Chascanopsetta danae Bruun, 1937 which is only known from western Atlantic. A sole record for Gabon for C. danae : SIO 77-381 (1949) is probably C. lugubris .