Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795)

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 : 2230

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scientific name	Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795)
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Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795) View in CoL

Irvine name. Ilisha melanota Derscheid A junior synonym.

Reference material. Accra, March 1930 (Irvine 71)— BMNH 1930.8.26.15–17 (three: 96.7–114.2 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coasts and estuaries of tropical West Africa from Senegal to Angola (Whitehead, 1985).

On average about 7800 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	Clupeiformes
Family	Pristigasteridae
Genus	Ilisha

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