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
).