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 Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830 Reference material . Accra, 1930 (Irvine 45); Winneba, 1933 (Irvine 175)— BMNH 1934.10.12.12 (one: 216 mm SL). Distribution . Coast of tropical West Africa from Senegal to Gabon including Cape Verde Islands and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea (Carpenter and Allen, 1989). In recent years the fishery for this species appears to have expanded and now about 250 tonnes on average of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000 ).