CLUPEIDAE

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 : 2229

CLUPEIDAE

Five marine species occur off the coast of Ghana and neighbouring countries (Poll, 1953; Whitehead, 1985) and four were recorded by Irvine along with a primarily freshwater species (see table 1). On average about 830 000 tonnes of clupeids are recorded as being caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000) making this family the most important in terms of catch.