Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954

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 : 2245

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scientific name	Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954
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Irvine name. Dentex macrophthalmus (Blocher) [sic] (in part) and Dentex cuninghami [sic] Regan (in part). Misidentifications.

Reference material. Accra (Irvine 39)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.13 (one: 116 mm SL); Accra, June 1930 (Irvine 115)— BMNH 1930.8.26.81–82 (two: 96.1, 122.0 mm SL), BMNH 2001.5 .2.25 (one: 134 mm SL) .

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

Specimens listed by Irvine under both D. cuninghami (a junior synonym of Pagellus bellottii , see table 1) and D. macrophthalmus appear to be this species. On average about 190 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it a significant 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).