Pteroscion peli (Bleeker, 1863)

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 : 2243

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scientific name	Pteroscion peli (Bleeker, 1863)
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Pteroscion peli (Bleeker, 1863) View in CoL

Irvine name. Larimus peli Bleeker.

Reference material. Accra, March 1930 (Irvine 68)— BMNH 1930.8.26.41–43 (three: 80.1–102.1 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coast of tropical West Africa from Senegal to Angola (Bauchot, 1966a).

On average about 1000 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Perciformes
Family	Sciaenidae
Genus	Pteroscion

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