Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes, 1837)

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 : 301

Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 10.2 cm SL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: benthic

Depth range: 18-50 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal to Congo, including the Cape Verde. Observed in ghost drifting nets and on board of trawlers (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).