Ephippus goreensis Cuvier, 1831

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Ephippus goreensis : Cuvier, 1831 : 125, pl. 178Histoire naturelle des poissons. | Schneider, 1990 : 63 (synonym of Chaetodipterus goreensis)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. | Reiner, 1996 : 214, fig.Catalogo dos peixes do arquipélago de Cabo Verde. | Afonso et al., 1999 : 79Coastal marine fishes of Sao Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea). | Wirtz et al., 2007 : 40Coastal fishes of Sao Tomé and Principe islands, Gulf of Guinea (eastern Atlantic Ocean) - an update. | Faye et al., 2011 : 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615Structure and seasonal variability of fish food webs in an estuarine tropical marine protected area (Senegal): Evidence from stable isotope analysis. | Séret & Opic, 2011 : 294 (synonym of Chaetodipterus goreensis)Poissons de mer de l'ouest Africain tropical. | Wirtz et al., 2013 : 134The coastal fishes of the Cape Verde Islands - new records and an annotated check-list. | Heemstra, 2016 a : 2847, 2850, fig.Ephippidae. | Fermon et al., 2022 : 299, A6, A18An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon..
Chaetodipterus goreensis : Allen, 1981 a : 1-4, fig. (senior synonym)Ephippidae. | Bianchi, 1986 : 76, 164, 168, fig. (senior synonym)Fichas FAO de identifacao de espécies para actividades des pesca. Guia de campo para as espécies comerciais marinhas e de aguas salobras de Angola. | Schneider, 1990 : 26, 63, 237, 243, fig. (senior synonym)FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. | Diouf, 1996 : 129 (senior synonym)Les peuplements de poissons des milieux estuariens de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: L'exemple de l'estuaire hyperhalin du Sine-Saloum. | Séret & Opic, 2011 : 294-295, fig. (senior synonym)Poissons de mer de l'ouest Africain tropical..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Colour pattern : Allen, 1981 | Reiner, 1996 .
Common names : Cozinheiro / Gole (Creole, Portuguese), Ostafrikansk spadefisk (Danish), African spadefish / East Atlantic African spadefish (English), Aafrika merilabidas (Estonian), Gangan / Gbagbakannon (Fon GBE: Benin), Chèvre de mer (French), Engnoba [Jola-Fonyi (Diola): Senegal], Igone / Tapandaro (Mandinka: Senegal), Gbagba (Pila: Benin), Peixe-machado / Peixe-pá-da-Goreia / Peixe-pa-da-Goreia (Portuguese), Paguala Africana (Spanish), Debeleni fiche / Débélényi fikhè (Susu: Guinea), Bey i getj / Llèr u getj / Tapandar / Wasan pèr (Wolof: Senegal) .
Current distribution known : occurs from Senegal to Gabon, the Cape Verde Islands, Sao Tomé and Principe .
Distribution_references : Allen, 1981 | Heemstra, 2016a .
Food habits : feeds mainly on benthic and planktonic invertebrates .
Food habits_references : Allen, 1981 .
Habitat_references : Heemstra, 2016a .
Morphology / anatomy : Allen, 1981 | Heemstra, 2016a | Reiner, 1996 .
Size : 300 mm TL .
Types :
- Ephippus goreensis Cuvier, 1831: 125, pl. 178. Type locality: Gorée, Senegal. Holotype MNHN A-0412.
Use and trade : usually caught in set nets, seines and trawls (Schneider 1990) and is of minor commercial importance in the Eastern Central Atlantic .