A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London
Author
Edwards, A. J.
Author
Gill, A. C.
Author
Abohweyere, P. O.
text
Journal of Natural History
2003
2003-09-30
37
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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930210138359
journal article
10.1080/00222930210138359
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Stromateus fiatola
Linnaeus, 1758
Reference material
.
Accra,
May 1938
(Irvine 78)—
BMNH 1930.8
.26.68 (one:
281 mm
SL)
.
Distribution
. Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic from
Morocco
to
South Africa
(Quéro
et al.
, 1990).
On average about
400 tonnes
of this species are caught in the region each year (
FAO, 2000
), making it a significant fishery species.