Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935

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 : 2257

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scientific name	Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935
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* Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935 View in CoL

Reference material. Accra, February 1930 (Irvine 40)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.42 (H  : 173 mm SL) .

Distribution. Mauritania, Senegal, throughout Gulf of Guinea to Angola (Eschmeyer, 1969).

Described as a new species by Norman (1935a: 23) on the basis of Irvine material. Maximum size of specimens is 18.5 cm but Irvine indicated that it is said to grow to a length of 60–90 cm. Irvine noted that another specimen (not found) taken at Accra in 1935 (Irvine 308) might belong to this genus.

Abbreviations

	Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Scorpaeniformes
Family	Scorpaenidae
Genus	Pontinus

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