Diplodus capensis (Smith, 1844)

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 : 280-281

Diplodus capensis (Smith, 1844)

Diplodus sargus capensis (Smith, 1844) [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 45 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-50 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2009)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: known from southern Angola and Namibia and from Cape Point in South Africa to southern Mozambique, and possibly also southern Madagascar. A sole record for Gabon: ANSP 12361-1865 “Gaboon [presumably Gabon River�, Gabon, West Africa” is a probable misidentification according to the known distribution of the species.