Pseudotolithus (Fonticulus) elongatus (Bowdich, 1825)
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Pseudotolithus (Fonticulus) elongatus (Bowdich, 1825) |
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Pseudotolithus (Fonticulus) elongatus (Bowdich, 1825) View in CoL
Irvine name. Sciaena nigrita (Cuvier and Valenciennes) . A junior synonym.
Reference material. Accra, November 1930 (Irvine 123)— BMNH 1932.2 .27.8 (one: 270 mm SL); Accra, May 1938 (Irvine 261); Labadi, January 1936 (A. P. Brown 5) .
Distribution. Coast of tropical West Africa from Senegal to Angola: entering estuaries (Quéro et al., 1990).
On average about 10 500 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year, making it an important fishery species.
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