BELONIDAE

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 : 2232-2233

BELONIDAE

Four species may occur off the coast of Ghana (Collette and Parin, 1970), although only one of these ( Ablennes hians ) was reported by Irvine. The other species which may be expected along the West African mainland coast are Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1846) , Tylosurus acus rafale Collette and Parin, 1970 and Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus (Péron and Lesueur, 1821) (Collette and Parin

in Quéro et al., 1990: 592–597). On average about 1000 tonnes of needlefishes are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000).