MUGILIDAE, Jarocki & Jarocki, 1822

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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Six species occur on the mainland coast of tropical West Africa (Thomson in Quéro et al., 1990: 855–859). Although six species were recorded by Irvine, specimens of only three species were found and there was evidence of confusion in identification (see also table 2). On average about 10 000 tonnes of grey mullets are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000).

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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).