Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810)
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Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810) |
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Auxis rochei (Risso, 1810) View in CoL
Irvine name. Auxis thazard (Lacepède) . Misidentification.
Reference material. Accra, June 1931 (Irvine 139)— BMNH 1932.27 .17 (one: 296 mm FL; determined as A. rochei by B. Collette) .
Distribution. Cosmopolitan in warm seas (Collette and Nauen, 1983).
On average about 2500 tonnes of Auxis spp. are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making them significant fishery species. The two species of Auxis ( A. rochei and A. thazard ) are not too difficult to tell apart if you have fresh material in good condition but old museum material can be difficult to determine.
Four species are likely to be found in the Gulf of Guinea (Shipp, 1981) and two were recorded by Irvine from Ghana. On average about 75 tonnes of triggerfishes are reported to be caught in the region each year (FAO, 2000).
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