Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 2239

Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Irvine name. Trachinotus glaucus (Linnaeus) . A junior synonym (based on page priority).

Reference material. Accra, January 1929 (Irvine 8)?— BMNH 1934.10 .12.15 (one: 88.2 mm SL), BMNH 2001.5 .2.20 (one: 135 mm SL) .

Distribution. Mediterranean and coast of West Africa from Morocco to Angola and offshore islands (Quéro et al., 1990).