Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC590B-0945-C122-3E51-FA2BFC112FD8 |
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Felipe |
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Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL
Reference material. Accra, January 1930 (Irvine 26)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.40 and BMNH 1930.8.26.65–66 (three: 94.0– 109.1 mm SL); mouth of River Ancobra, January 1939 (Akpabla A 17)— BMNH 2001.5 .2.32 (one: 132.5 mm SL) .
Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Senegal to Angola: entering rivers (Quéro et al., 1990).
On average about 3600 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.
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