SCORPAENIDAE

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	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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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).