LUTJANIDAE

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 : 2240

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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359

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LUTJANIDAE
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Six species occur on the mainland coast of tropical West Africa (Allen, 1985) and Irvine recorded all six (see also table 1) although specimens of only four species were located. On average about 4800 tonnes of snappers are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000).

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