Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier)

Oladipo, Segun Olayinka, Everett, Amaya, Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit, Smith, Kennedy K., Nneji, Ifeanyi C., Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf & Nneji, Lotanna Micah, 2025, An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species, Zootaxa 5646 (1), pp. 38-62 : 52

Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier) ;

West African goatfish

Remarks: Pseudupeneus prayensis , synonymous with Upeneus prayensis (Cuvier) , was a rare catch in Badagry and Ikorodu. This species is distributed across marine and brackish waters from Mauritania to southern Angola. Pseudupeneus prayensis has a moderately elongated and slightly compressed body, with a somewhat pointed snout and a gently convex head profile. Its body color is pinkish red, adorned with 3–4 longitudinal lines in darker red to brownish yellow.