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 18 2213 2267 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930210138359 journal article 10.1080/00222930210138359 1464-5262 5263410 Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) Reference material . Winneba, March 1933 (Irvine 167)— BMNH 1934.10 .12.16 (one: 149 mm SL), BMNH 2001.5 .2.29 (one: 155 mm SL) . Distribution . Mediterranean and coast of West Africa from Morocco to Gabon including the offshore islands. Also recorded in the western tropical Atlantic (Bauchot and Blanc, 1961a; Quéro et al. , 1990).