Lophius vaillanti Regan, 1903

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 : 300-301

Lophius vaillanti Regan, 1903

Lophius piscatorius non Linnaeus, 1758 [Misapplied�

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 80.3 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 200-800 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2019)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from distributed off West Africa from the Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania at about 20°N to Namibia at about 23°S.