Brotula barbata (Bloch, 1801)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5262943 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC590B-0943-C124-3E10-FAA2FC1C2F3B |
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Felipe |
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Brotula barbata (Bloch, 1801) |
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Brotula barbata (Bloch, 1801) View in CoL
Reference material. Accra, February 1930 (Irvine 41)— BMNH 1930.8 .26.76 (one: 390 mm SL) .
Distribution. Coast of tropical West Africa from southern Senegal to Angola. Also known from the tropical western Atlantic (Nielsen et al., 1999).
On average about 450 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it a significant fishery species.
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