Tylosurus rafale Collette & Parin, 1970

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 : 268

Tylosurus rafale Collette & Parin, 1970

Tylosurus acus (non Lacepède, 1803) [Misapplied]

Tylosurus acus rafale Collette & Parin, 1970 [Synonym: senior, other rank� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 140 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: pelagic-oceanic

Depth range: 0-20? m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: restricted distribution, known from Freetown, Sierra Leone to Moçâmedes (Mossamedes), Angola. Record for Gabon: CUMV 64163- 1960.