Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829)

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 : 2257

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5262953

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scientific name

Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829)
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Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829) View in CoL

Reference material. Amedica, River Volta, May 1938 (Irvine 239)— BMNH 1938.12 .15.56 (one: 163 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coast of tropical West Africa from Senegal to Angola: entering rivers (Quéro et al., 1990).

On average about 4300 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.

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