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Table 1
Liberia: Most Frequent Species in the Demersal Assemblages
Soviet Survey

Sciaenid community 
    Offshore:Brachydeuterus auritus
 Vomer setapinnis
    Estuarine:area not covered
Sparid community 
    Coral belt element:Epinephelus aeneus
    Deep element:Dentex angolensis
 Dentex congoensis
 Paracubiceps ledanoisi
 Priacanthus arenatus
 Pentheroscion m'bizi
 Boops boops
Deep shelf community 
    Illex coindetii 
    Squalus fernandinus 
    Squatina oculata 
Continental slope community 
    Hypoclidonia bella 
    Chlorophtalmus atlanticus 
    Synagrops microlepsis 
    Merluccius polli (=M. cadenati) 
    Paracubiceps multisquamis 

Table 2
Average catch per hour (kg/h) for the main components of the Sparid Assemblage inthe Ivory Coast and Liberia

SpeciesIvory CoastXLiberia
Brotula barbata13.1
Dentex angolensis25.528.8
Dentex congoensis*85.8
Epinephelus aeneus*43.2
Paracubiceps ledanoisi14.1164.8
Priacanthus arenatus2.814.4
Pagellus bellottii2.6
Pentheroscion m'bizi32.1

Sources: 1. Caverivière, 1982
2. Dixon, Overko and Bukatin, 1981

Note: * Non-representative values
X Grand Bassam transect… less than 1.0

Table 3
Ghana: Most Frequent Species in the Demersal Assemblages

Sciaenid community 
    Offshore:Brachydeuterus auritus (warm season)
 Galeoides decadactylus (cold season)
Sparid community 
    Pagellus bellottii 
    Sparus caeruleostictus 
    Epinephelus aeneus 
    Dentex canariensis 
    Balistes carolinensis 
    Sepia spp. 

Table 4
Relative abundance of some species caught during bottom trawling surveys in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

SpeciesPercentage Total Weight
GhanaaIvory Coastb
Brachydeuterus auritus12.217.6
Ilisha africana015.7
Chromis lineatus9.00
Pagellus bellottii8.11.2
Dentex canariensis6.5-
Sepia spp.6.1-
Sparus caeruleostictus5.1-
Pteroscion peli07.7
Dentex angolensis-7.2
Pentheroscion m'bizi-6.9
Trichiurus lepturus-6.9
Pseudotolithus senegalensis-5.6

Sources: a Rijavec, 1980;
b Caverivière, 1982

Table 5
Togo-Benin: Most Frequent Species in the Demersal Assemblages

Sciaenid community 
Estuarine:Arius spp.
 Dasyatis margarita
 Drepane africana
 Pseudotolithus typus
Offshore:Brachydeuterus auritus
 Galeoides decadactylus
 Pseudotolithus senegalensis
 Ilisha africana
 Pomadasys jubelini
Sparid community 
    Pagellus bellottii 
    Sparus caeruleostictus 
    Raia miraletus 
    Dentex angolensis 

Table 6
Cameroon: Most Frequent Species in the Demersal Assemblages

Sciaenid community 
A. Offshore:Brachydeuterus auritus
 Galeoides decadactylus
 Ilisha africana
 Pteroscion peli
B. Estuarine:Arius heudeloti
 Drepane africana
 Pseudotolithus moorii
 Pseudotolithus senegalensis
 Pseudotolithus typus
 Pentanemus quinquarius
 Parapenaeopsis atlantica
Sparid community 
Dentex angolensis 
    Dentex congoensis 
    Epinephelus aeneus:FIOLENT survey
    Paracubiceps ledanoisi:FIOLENT survey
Lutjanid community 
    Lethrinus atlanticus 
    Lutjanus dentatus 
    Lutjanus goreensis 

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