POLYNEMIDAE, Rafinesque, 1815

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

POLYNEMIDAE

Three species occur off Ghana and neighbouring countries in West Africa (Poll, 1959; Njock in Quéro et al., 1990: 865–867), all of which support significant local fisheries. On average about 24 000 tonnes of threadfins are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making them very important to demersal fisheries.