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Clepticus africanus Heiser, Moura & Robertson 2000

Description

Clepticus africanus Heiser, Moura & Robertson, 2000

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 17.55 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-10 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data Deficient (2010)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: North-east Atlantic: North coast of São Tome, in the Gulf of Guinea (Heiser et al., 2000). Observed during scientific dives around Port-Gentil and Wonga Wongue which increase the known distribution of the species (De Bruyne and Wozniak, pers. obs.).

Notes

Published as part of 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, pp. 2-3 in Cybium 46 (2) on page 289, DOI: 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001, http://zenodo.org/record/13153873

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References

  • HEISER J. B., DE MOURA R. L. & ROBERTSON D. R., 2000. - Two new species of creole wrasse (Labridae: Clepticus) from opposite sides of the Atlantic. Aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol., 4 (2): 67 - 76.