Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)

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 : 294

Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 52 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 91-600 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2015)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Portugal, Madeira, the Azores and Mediterranean (Sicily and from the Spanish coast) south to 08°30’S, including Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Reported from São Tome Island.