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

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930210138359

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795)
status

 

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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Clupeiformes

Family

Pristigasteridae

Genus

Ilisha

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Clupeiformes

Family

Pristigasteridae

Genus

Ilisha

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