Brotula barbata (Bloch, 1801)

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 : 2254

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930210138359
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5262943
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC590B-0943-C124-3E10-FAA2FC1C2F3B
treatment provided by	Felipe (2021-08-26 00:41:12, last updated by Plazi 2023-11-04 20:22:18)
scientific name	Brotula barbata (Bloch, 1801)
status

Treatment

Brotula barbata (Bloch, 1801) View in CoL

Reference material. Accra, February 1930 (Irvine 41)— BMNH 1930.8 .26.76 (one: 390 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coast of tropical West Africa from southern Senegal to Angola. Also known from the tropical western Atlantic (Nielsen et al., 1999).

On average about 450 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it a significant fishery species.

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).