SCORPAENIDAE
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC590B-0944-C123-3ED1-FCBBFCB02AE6 |
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Felipe |
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SCORPAENIDAE |
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About nine species occur in shallow (<200 m deep) waters along the mainland coast of tropical West Africa (Eschmeyer, 1969) and three were recorded by Irvine (under four names) from the coast of Ghana (see also table 1). Several other species occur in deepwater offshore. On average about 2200 tonnes of scorpionfishes are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000).
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