Cheilopogon melanurus (Valenciennes, 1847)

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 : 2234

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359
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scientific name	Cheilopogon melanurus (Valenciennes, 1847)
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Irvine name. Cypsilurus lutkeni ( Jordan and Evermann). A junior synonym.

Reference material. Accra, January 1930 (Irvine 37)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.11 (one: 236 mm SL); Accra, January 1939 (Irvine 389) .

Distribution. In the eastern Atlantic known from Senegal to Nigeria. Also occurs in the western central Atlantic (Gibbs and Staiger, 1970).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Beloniformes
Family	Exocoetidae
Genus	Cheilopogon

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