Cephalopholis nigri (Günther, 1859)

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 : 2234-2235

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scientific name	Cephalopholis nigri (Günther, 1859)
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Irvine name. Petrometopon nigri (Günther) .

Reference material. Accra, January 1930 (Irvine 34)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.12 (one: 90.0 mm SL); Winneba, March 1930 (Irvine 172)— BMNH 1934.10 .12.10 (one:

188 mm SL). Accra, February 1939 (Irvine 403)— BMNH 1939.7 .12.11 (one: 172 mm

SL), BMNH 1969.2.17.23 (one: 108.6 mm SL).

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Senegal to Angola (Heemstra, 1991).