Scomberomorus tritor (Cuvier, 1831)

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2252-2253

Scomberomorus tritor (Cuvier, 1831)

Irvine name. Listed under the name above but other material listed under this species as ‘Labadi (A. P. Brown 1—head and tail only)’ is Sarda sarda (see above).

Reference material. Accra, January 1930 (Irvine 16)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.41 (one: 266 mm FL); Accra, 1935 (Irvine 304–det. Ach. F. R. I. 1938); Prampram, September 1938 (Irvine 318) .

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from the Canary Islands and Dakar to Angola. Enters estuaries (Collette and Nauen, 1983).

On average about 1400 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.