Pseudotolithus (Pseudotolithus) senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833)

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 : 2243

Pseudotolithus (Pseudotolithus) senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833)

Irvine names. Cynoscion senegalla (Cuvier and Valenciennes) —misidentification. Cynoscion macrognathus (Bleeker) —a junior synonym.

Reference material. Accra, January 1930 (Irvine 35)— BMNH 1930.8.26.35 (one: 165 mm SL, listed under Cynoscion senegalla ); Accra, November 1930 (Irvine 122)— BMNH 1930.3.24.15 (one: 378 mm SL, listed under Cynoscion macrognathus ); Accra, May 1938 (Irvine 260); Accra, May 1938 (Irvine 262).

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Western Sahara to Angola, rare north of Senegal (Quéro et al., 1990).

On average about 2500 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it an important fishery species.