SCIAENIDAE

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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Many members of the family are of considerable economic importance, and are known in Ghana as ‘Cassava fishes’. On average about 67 000 tonnes of sciaenids are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making them very important demersal fishery species. Eight species were recorded from Ghana by Irvine (see also table 1) and some 14 species occur along the Gulf of Guinea coast of West Africa (Chao and Trewavas in Quéro et al., 1990: 813–826; Bauchot, 1966a).

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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).