A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London
Edwards, A. J.
Gill, A. C.
Abohweyere, P. O.
Journal of Natural History
2003
2003-09-30
37
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Steindachner, 1882
Steindachner
1882
[585,996,598,623]
Actinopterygii
Sparidae
Pagellus
Animalia
Perciformes
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2246
Chordata
species
bellottii
Reference material. Kormantin, May 1930(Irvine 99)— BMNH 1930.8.26.83 (one: 165 mmSL).? Prampram, July 1938(Irvine 275)— BMNH 1938.12.15.19 (one: 164 mmSL), BMNH 2001.5.2.27 (one: 150 mmSL). Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Moroccoto Angola. Also recorded from the southwestern Mediterranean (Quéro et al., 1990). On average about 7000 tonnesof this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species. Irvine noted ‘A specimen from Prampram, July 1938(Irvine 275), was identified by the British Museum authorities as Pagellussp.This seemed to be different from P. erythrinus, and somewhat resembled Dentex cuninghami’. Irvine was correct in this as Dentex cuninghamiiRegan, 1905(H : BMNH1905.2.24.6, 191.7 mmSL, coast of Angola) is a junior synonym of Pagellus bellottiiSteindachner(Quéro et al., 1990).
1930-05
1938-07
1930-05
BMNH
34
2246
BMNH 1930.8, BMNH 1938.12, BMNH 2001.5
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