Spicara nigricauda (Norman, 1931)

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 : 2247

* Spicara nigricauda (Norman, 1931)

Irvine name. Coleosmaris nigricauda Norman.

Reference material. Accra, June 1930 (Irvine 101)— BMNH 1930.8.26.63–64 (two S  : 123.0, 128.3 mm SL of Coleosmaris nigricauda Norman, 1931 ) .

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from Ghana to Angola (Quéro et al., 1990).

Described as a new species, Coleosmaris nigricauda , by Norman (1931: 359, figure 4) on the basis of Irvine’s material.