Lichia amia (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 : 2239

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930210138359
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5262907
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scientific name	Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

Reference material. Accra, May 1930 (Irvine 96)— BMNH 1930.8 .30.7 (one: 201 mm SL) .

Distribution. Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic from Morocco to Angola (Quéro et al., 1990).

On average about 1700 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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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Perciformes
Family	Carangidae
Genus	Lichia

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