Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954

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 : 2245

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scientific name	Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954
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Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954 View in CoL

Irvine name. Dentex macrophthalmus (Blocher) [sic] (in part) and Dentex cuninghami [sic] Regan (in part). Misidentifications.

Reference material. Accra (Irvine 39)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.13 (one: 116 mm SL); Accra, June 1930 (Irvine 115)— BMNH 1930.8.26.81–82 (two: 96.1, 122.0 mm SL), BMNH 2001.5 .2.25 (one: 134 mm SL) .

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

Specimens listed by Irvine under both D. cuninghami (a junior synonym of Pagellus bellottii , see table 1) and D. macrophthalmus appear to be this species. On average about 190 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it a significant fishery species.