Stromateus fiatola 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 : 2255

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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5262945

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Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758
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Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL

Reference material. Accra, May 1938 (Irvine 78)— BMNH 1930.8 .26.68 (one: 281 mm SL) .

Distribution. Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic from Morocco to South Africa (Quéro et al., 1990).

On average about 400 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it a significant fishery species.

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