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International Journal of Marine Science 2016, Vol.6, No.27, 1-22
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41 species identified, nine of them, namely Caranx crysos, Decapterus rhoncus, Ethmalosa fimbriata, Sardinella
maderensis, Brachydeuterus auritus, Scomber japonicus, Sepia officinalis, Sphyraena sphyraena and Ephippion
guttifer were found in both fisheries in either of the two seasons. Decapterus rhoncus was, however, the only
species present in both seasons for both fisheries.
Table 2: Occurrence of fish species in the artisanal and semi-industrial fisheries at Teshie and Tema respectively during the lean and
peak fishing seasons of year 2013
No. Family Species Common name Occurrence
AFL AFP SFL SFP
1 Bothidae Scyacium micrurum Flounder x x √ x
2 Carangidae Caranx crysos Blue runner √ x √ √
3 Caranx hippos Jack mackerel √ √ x X
4 Chloroscombrus chrysurus Atlantic bumper √ √ x X
5 Decapterus punctatus Round scad x x √ √
6 Decapterus rhoncus False scad √ √ √ √
7 Selene dorsalis African moonfish √ √ x X
8 Trachinotus ovatus Pompano √ √ x X
9 Trachinotus teraia Terai pompano √ √ x X
10 Selar crumenophthalmus Bigeye scad x x √ √
11 Clupeidae Ethmalosa fimbriata Shad √ √ √ X
12 Illisha africana Long finned herring x √ x X
13 Sardinella aurita Round sardinella x x √ √
14 Sardinella maderensis Flat sardinella √ √ √ X
15 Cynoglossidae Cynoglossus senegalensis Senegal left-eyed tongue
sole
√ √ x X
16 Dactylopteridae Dactylopterus volitans Flying gurnard x x x √
17 Dasyatidae Dasyatis margarita Daisy sting ray √ √ x X
18 Drepanidae Chaetodipterus lippei Black spadefish x √ x X
19 Drepane africana African sicklefish x √ x X
20 Muglidae Mugil cephalus Flathead grey mullet
Pink shrimp
√
x
x
√
x
x
X
X
21 Penaiedae Penaeus notialis
22 Polynemidae Galeoides decadactylus Common threadfin √ √ x X
23 Pomadasydae Brachydeuterus auritus Burrito √ √ √ X
24 Portunidae Callinectes sapidus Blue swimming crab √ √ x X
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Priacanthidae
Rhinobatidae
Priacanthus arenatus
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Atlantic bigeye
Common guitarfish
x
x
x
√
x
x
√
X
27 Sciaenidae Pseudotolithus brachygnatus Small mouth croaker √ x x X
28 Pseudotolithus senegalensis Cassava croaker √ √ x X
29 Pseudotolithus typus Long neck roaker √ x x X
30 Pteroscion peli Boe drum √ √ x X