Drepane africana Osorio, 1892
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Drepane africana Osorio, 1892 View in CoL
Irvine name. Drepane punctata (Linnaeus) . Misidentification.
Reference material. Accra, March 1930 (Irvine 49)— BMNH 1930.8.26.61–62 (two: 68.6, 84.1 mm SL) .
Distribution. West African coast between about Cape Verde and Angola (Quéro et al., 1990).
On average about 1300 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.
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