Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1862)
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Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1862) |
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Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1862) View in CoL
Irvine name. Vomer setapinnis (Mitchill) . Misidentification.
Reference material. Accra, January 1930 (Irvine 22)— BMNH 2001.5.2.18–19 (two: 68.5, 75.0 mm SL) .
Distribution. In the eastern Atlantic recorded from Cape Verde Islands and coast of West Africa from Senegal to Namibia. Also reported from Madeira and Portugal (Quéro et al., 1990).
On average about 2100 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.
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).
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