Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 2230

Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Irvine name. Engraulis encrasicholus (Linnaeus) .

Reference material. Prampram, September 1938 (Irvine 405)— BMNH 1939.7.12.5–7 (four: 63.2–77.0 mm SL) .

Distribution. Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic from Norway to Angola (Whitehead et al., 1988).

On average about 109 000 tonnes of this species are recorded as being caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it one of the most important fishery species.