Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 2256

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930210138359
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scientific name	Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Reference material. Accra, January 1930 (Irvine 26)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.40 and BMNH 1930.8.26.65–66 (three: 94.0– 109.1 mm SL); mouth of River Ancobra, January 1939 (Akpabla A 17)— BMNH 2001.5 .2.32 (one: 132.5 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Senegal to Angola: entering rivers (Quéro et al., 1990).

On average about 3600 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.

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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).