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8. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION (contd.)

Species: Dentex angolensis

WESTERN SIERRA LEONE

Depth: 100–200 m

Table 43. Dentex angolensis Length distributions by sex in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum C
LENGTH (cm)Males No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000
200.0000.0000
300.0000.0000
400.0000.0000
500.0000.0000
600.0000.0000
700.0000.00114.29
800.0000.0000
900.0000.00342.86
1000.0030.95342.86
1100.0000.0000
1200.0000.0000
1300.00309.4900
1400.00216.6500
1500.004714.8700
1600.007523.7300
1733.005918.6700
1800.00257.9100
191818.00247.5900
202121.00175.3800
212828.00144.4300
221414.0010.3200
2377.0000.0000
2488.0000.0000
2511.0000.0000
2600.0000.0000
2700.0000.0000
2800.0000.0000
2900.0000.0000
3000.0000.0000
TOTAL SPECIMENS1001003161007100
TOTAL WEIGHT (g)1433527781169

LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS
Species: Dentex angolensis
WESTERN SIERRA LEONE

Depth: 100–200 m

Table 44. Dentex angolensis Length distributions by sex in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum C
LENGTH (cm)Males No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000
200.0000.0000
300.0000.0000
400.0000.0000
500.0000.0000
600.0000.0000
700.0000.0000
800.0000.0000
900.0000.0000
1000.0000.0000
1100.0000.0000
1200.0000.0000
1300.0000.0000
1400.00123.0700
1500.00246.1400
16613.3361.5300
1700.009123.2700
1800.008120.7200
19613.338120.7200
20613.336316.1100
21613.3392.3000
22613.33153.8400
231533.3392.3000
2400.0000.0000
2500.0000.0000
2600.0000.0000
2700.0000.0000
2800.0000.0000
2900.0000.0000
3000.0000.0000
TOTAL SPECIMENS4510039110000
TOTAL WEIGHT (g)1023559870

Species: Dentex angolensis
WESTERN SIERRA LEONE
Depth: 50–200 m

Table 45. Dentex angolensis. Length distribution by sex in Western Sierra Leone
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles No
specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.00114.29
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.00342.86
1000.0030.43342.86
1100.0000.0000.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.00304.3000.00
1400.00334.7300.00
1500.007110.1700.00
1600.008111.6000.00
1732.1615021.4900.00
1800.0010615.1900.00
192417.2710515.0400.00
202719.428011.4600.00
213424.46233.3000.00
222014.39162.2900.00
232215.8300.0000.00
2485.7600.0000.00
2510.7200.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens1391006981007100
Total weight (g)2457087651169

Species: Dentex angolensis
EASTERN SIERRA LEONE
Depth: 50–100 m

Table 46. Dentex angolensis. Length distribution by sex in Eastern Sierra Leone, Stratum B
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.004925.00
1000.0000.009850.00
1100.0000.004925.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.0000.0000.00
1400.0014721.4300.00
1500.009814.2900.00
1600.0014721.4300.00
174916.6714721.4300.00
1800.00497.1400.00
199833.33497.1400.00
2000.00497.1400.00
214916.6700.0000.00
229833.3300.0000.00
2300.0000.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.0.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens294100686100196100
Total weight (g)53401693334716

Species: Dentex angolensis
EASTERN SIERRA LEONE
Depth: 100–200 m

Table 47. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum C
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0000.00
1000.0000.0000.00
1100.0000.0000.00
1200.0091.9300.00
1300.00275.7800.00
1400.00449.4200.00
1500.006113.0600.00
1600.007716.4900.00
1700.006814.5600.00
1800.00377.9200.00
1900.004710.0600.00
2000.00428.9900.00
2137.14255.3500.00
222252.38173.6400.00
231433.33102.1400.00
2437.1430.6400.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens4210046710000
Total weight (g)1102157432

Species: Dentex angolensis
EASTERN SIERRA LEONE

Depth: 50–400 m

Table 48. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Western Sierra Leone
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.00114.29
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.00342.86
1000.0030.42342.86
1100.0000.0000.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.00304.2400.00
1400.00334.6700.00
1500.007110.0400.00
1664.148111.4600.00
1732.0715021.2200.00
1800.0010614.9900.00
192416.5510514.8500.00
202718.628011.3200.00
213423.45233.2500.00
222013.79162.2600.00
232215.1791.2700.00
2485.5200.0000.00
2510.6900.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens1451007071007100
Total weight(g)2457087651169

Species: Dentex angolensis
LIBERIA
Depth: 50–100 m

Table 49. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Liberia, Stratum B
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.00176.90
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.00124.83
800.0000.003514.48
900.0050.567330.76
1000.00363.739840.42
1100.0090.8572.53
1200.00424.2800.00
1300.0013513.7900.00
1400.0022022.2800.00
1500.0015816.0500.00
1651.84747.6000.00
1700.0011611.8100.00
18134.2111011.1800.00
1951.84646.5900.00
205919.41131.3300.00
218628.7400.0000.00
226220.8800.0000.00
235016.4900.0000.00
24196.4800.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens299100982100242100
Total weight(g)65267819634554

Species: Dentex angolensis
LIBERIA
Depth: 100–200 m

Table 50. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Liberia, Stratum C
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0011100.00
1000.0080.4300.00
1100.00150.8000.00
1200.00804.2800.00
1300.0020210.8200.00
1400.0036219.3900.00
1500.0033317.8400.00
1600.0023112.3700.00
1700.001487.9300.00
18910.591658.8400.00
1900.00754.0200.00
2000.00945.0300.00
2155.88733.9100.00
2289.41723.8600.00
233237.6500.0000.00
241517.6500.0000.00
2589.4180.4000.00
2689.4100.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens85100186610011100
Total weight(g)22475183509206

Species: Dentex angolensis
LIBERIA
Depth: 200–400 m

Table 51. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Liberia, Stratum D
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0000.00
1000.0000.0000.00
1100.0000.0000.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.0000.0000.00
1400.0000.0000.00
1500.0000.0000.00
1600.0000.0000.00
1700.0000.0000.00
1800.0000.0000.00
1900.0000.0000.00
2000.0000.0000.00
2100.0000.0000.00
2200.0000.0000.00
23816.6797.8900.00
24816.671614.0400.00
251837.502723.6800.00
2624.174640.3500.00
271020.831311.4000.00
2812.0821.7500.00
2912.0810.8800.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens4810011410000
Total weight(g)1648945971

Species: Dentex angolensis
LIBERIA
Depth: 20–400 m

Table 52. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Liberia
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.00176.67
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.00124.71
800.0000.003513.73
900.0050.178533.33
1000.00451.509938.82
1100.00240.8072.75
1200.001244.1300.00
1300.0034211.3900.00
1400.0059019.6500.00
1500.0049816.5800.00
1651.1430910.2900.00
1700.002688.9200.00
18225.032799.2900.00
1951.141414.7000.00
206013.731083.6000.00
219221.05742.4600.00
227116.25732.4300.00
239120.8290.3000.00
24439.84160.5300.00
25265.95351.1700.00
26102.29471.5700.00
27102.29130.4300.00
2810.2320.0700.00
2910.2310.0300.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens4371003003100255100
Total weight(g)1056403156844815

Species: Dentex angolensis
CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Depth: 50–100 m

Table 53. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Côte d'Ivoire, Stratum B
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0000.00
1000.0000.0000.00
1100.00961.7600.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.00530.9700.00
1400.004598.4400.00
1500.00174632.1000.00
1600.00116521.4200.00
1700.0086215.8500.00
1826121.7592416.9900.00
1938732.251352.4800.00
2019816.5000.0000.00
2119516.2500.0000.00
22534.4200.0000.00
231068.8300.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens1200100544010000
Total weight(g)222378528898

Species: Dentex angolensis CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Depth: 20–>100 m

Table 54. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Côte d'Ivoire
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0000.00
1000.0000.0000.00
1100.001191.7700.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.00650.9700.00
1400.005678.4400.00
1500.00215632.0900.00
1600.00143921.4200.00
1700.00106515.8500.00
1832221.73114116.9800.00
1947832.251672.4900.00
2024516.5300.0000.00
2124116.2600.0000.00
22654.3900.0000.00
231318.8400.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens1482100671910000
Total weight(g)274658653239

Species: Dentex angolensis
GHANA
Depth: 50–100 m

Table 55. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Ghana, Stratum B
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.009939.4400.00
1000.0000.0000.00
1100.0000.0000.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.00197.5700.00
1400.00197.5700.00
1500.0000.0000.00
1600.0000.0000.00
1700.00197.5700.00
1800.0000.0000.00
1900.003815.1400.00
2000.0000.0000.00
2100.00197.5700.00
221930.653815.1400.00
2300.0000.0000.00
244369.3500.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens6210025110000
Total weight(g)2209820480

Species: Dentex angolensis
GHANA

Depth: >100 m

Table 56. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Ghana, Stratum C
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.00206.3700.00
1000.003812.1000.00
1100.0000.0000.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.0000.0000.00
1400.00206.3700.00
1500.007824.8400.00
1600.007824.8400.00
1700.00206.3700.00
1800.0000.0000.00
1900.00206.3700.00
2000.00206.3700.00
213865.5200.0000.00
222034.48206.3700.00
2300.0000.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens5810031410000
Total weight(g)16112 26854

Species: Dentex angolensis
GHANA
Depth: 20–>100 m

Table 57. Dentex angolensis. Length distributions by sex in Ghana
LENGTH (cm)Males - No
specimens
%Females
No specimens
%Juveniles
No specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0011921.0600.00
1000.00386.7300.00
1100.0000.0000.00
1200.0000.0000.00
1300.00193.3600.00
1400.00396.9000.00
1500.007813.8100.00
1600.007813.8100.00
1700.00396.9000.00
1800.0000.0000.00
1900.005810.2700.00
2000.00203.5400.00
213831.67193.3600.00
223932.505810.2700.00
2300.0000.0000.00
244335.9000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens12010056510000
Total weight(g)3828347361


Fig. 42.

Fig. 42. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum B

Fig. 43.

Fig. 43. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum C

Fig. 44.

Fig. 44. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Western Sierra Leone

Fig. 45.

Fig. 45. D. angolensis. Length distribution for juveniles in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum B

Fig. 46.

Fig. 46. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Eastern Sierra Leone, Stratum B

Fig. 47.

Fig. 47. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Eastern Sierra Leone, Stratum C

Fig. 48.

Fig. 48. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Eastern Sierra Leone

Fig. 49.

Fig. 49. D. angolensis. Length distribution for juveniles in Eastern Sierra Leone, Stratum B

Fig. 50.

Fig. 50. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Liberia, Stratum B

Fig. 51.

Fig. 51. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Liberia, Stratum C

Fig. 52.

Fig. 52. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Liberia, Stratum D

Fig. 53.

Fig. 53. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Liberia

Fig. 54.

Fig. 54. D. angolensis. Length distribution for juveniles in Liberia, Stratum B and C

Fig. 55.

Fig. 55. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Côte d'Ivoire

Fig. 56.

Fig. 56. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Ghana, Stratum B

Fig. 57.

Fig. 57. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Ghana, Stratum C

Fig. 58.

Fig. 58. D. angolensis. Length distribution for females and males in Ghana

Pagellus bellottii bellottii

This species was caught only in the first two depth ranges (20–100 m) although small quantities were found in sector C (at 126–127 m to be exact) in Liberia. It is also worth noting that it was present in all the countries except Eastern Sierra Leone. Quantities caught were on the whole only slightly smaller than those of D. angolensis, except in Côte d'Ivoire, where they were somewhat higher.

Figures 59–64 and Tables 60–63 show the length composition of the catch of this sparid by stratum and area.

There was no clear indication that length increased with increasing depth except in Liberia where the modal size shifted from 11 to 16 cm between stratum A and stratum B. Mean length also rose from 12.63 (±2.91) to 15.25 (±1.58). It must nevertheless be borne in mind that the distribution for stratum A is based on a small number of individuals, hence the many blanks on the table.

A decrease in mean length between stratum A and B was detected in Ghana and Sierra Leone. Lengths represented in stratum A in Ghana range from 9 to 24 cm, with modal sizes of 13, 16 and 18 cm and a mean of 15.54 (±2.55). The length range in stratum B narrows to between 8 and 20 cm and the modes shift to smaller sizes (10–14 cm), with the percentage of specimens at 10 cm almost double that at 14 cm. Mean length also decreases significantly to 11.85 cm (±2.76).

The pattern is similar in Western Sierra Leone, although the decreases in modal size are not as great (from 11 to 10 cm). Mean length decreases from 11.32 (±1.75) to 9.87 (±0.93) cm. The size range also narrows, but as only a few individuals were sampled in stratum B, the frequency histogram is not entirely significant (it gives too high a mode percentage for the area as a whole).

Size distributions of this species in Côte d'Ivoire show similar length ranges in both strata. Although the modes decrease between stratum A and B (the highs falling from 12–17 to 11–15 cm), mean lengths in the two depth ranges are almost identical (14.40 and 14.54 cm respectively).

The frequency histogram for Côte d'Ivoire as a whole is similar to that of Ghana (Fig. 64), where there would appear to be two length classes and two modal values, with a higher percentage of specimens in the first class. The mode corresponding to larger sizes is the same in both countries (15 cm), whereas for smaller sizes, it is 10 cm (and more distinct) in Ghana and 12 cm in Côte d'Ivoire. As a result, the estimated overall mean length is lower in Ghana.

There are also two modal lengths in Liberia, 11 and 16 cm (Fig. 63), although almost 90% of the stock is grouped around the latter, giving a higher mean (see Table 58).

Depth (m)20–5050–100TOTAL
Western Sierra Leone11.32 (1.75)9.87 (0.93)11.09 (1.73)
Liberia12.63 (2.91)15.25 (1.58)14.84 (2.07)
Côte d'Ivoire14.4 (2.91)14.54 (2.92)14.45 (2.89)
Ghana15.54 (2.75)11.85 (2.76)12.1 (2.91)

Table 58. Mean lengths (cm) and standard deviations (in brackets) of P. bellottii by depth stratum and area

Length distributions by sex

Figures 65–77 give length frequency histograms by depth stratum and area for both sexes and for juveniles. Tables 64–74 give the length distribution in terms of number of specimens. No sex sampling was done in stratum B in Western Sierra Leone and very few specimens were sampled in stratum A in Liberia and Ghana (several lengths were not represented).

The distributions by sex show that male and female populations differ little in terms of length range and modal and mean lengths.

The similarity between them is particularly striking in the 50–100 m depth range in Côte d'Ivoire, where modal lengths are identical (11 and 15 cm) and length ranges very similar (Fig. 71), with mean length of females only slightly higher than that of males.

The situation is similar at the same depth in Ghana, where most of the stock of both sexes is concentrated around the modal length, which is slightly lower in males than in females (Fig. 75). Mean lengths are also smaller in males than in females (10.66 and 11.04 respectively).

The overall mean length of females in Western Sierra Leone and Ghana (15.47 and 11.17 cm respectively) is slightly higher than that of males (15.07 and 11.01 cm, respectively). In Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, on the other hand, female mean length is slightly shorter than male (Table 59).

The mean lengths of males and females may increase or decrease with depth; there is no clear pattern here. Increases occur in both sexes in Liberia, but only in females in Côte d'Ivoire. In Ghana, there was a sharp decrease in size in the entire stock represented in stratum B.

Juvenile specimens appear only in stratum A in Sierra Leone (12.00 cm) and stratum B in Ghana (8.71 cm), but in both strata in Côte d'Ivoire (10.30 and 11.00 cm). None were caught in Liberia.

Species: Pagellus bellottii bellottii
WESTERN SIERRA LEONE (20–100 m)

Table 60. P. bellottii length distributions by stratum in Western Sierra Leone
DEPTH (m)20–5050–100TOTAL
LENGTH(m)No
specimens
%No
specimens
%No
specimens
%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
790.69166.58251.63
8151.1600.00150.98
960.462811.52342.21
1030223.3215563.7945729.71
1167452.054418.1171846.68
12947.2600.00946.11
13786.0200.00785.07
14352.7000.00352.28
15231.7800.00231.50
16382.9300.00382.47
1740.3100.0040.26
1840.3100.0040.26
1950.3900.0050.33
2030.2300.0030.20
2130.2300.0030.20
2220.1500.0020.13
2300.0000.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
TOTAL SPECIMENS12951002431001538100
TOTAL WEIGHT (g)37895432542220

It may be concluded from the histograms that there are no major sex-related differences in the bathymetric distribution of P. bellottii in the different countries.

Table 59. Mean lengths (cm) and standard deviations (in brackets) of both sexes of P. bellottii by stratum and by area
Depth (m)20–50 50–100 Total
 MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Western Sierra Leone15.0715.45  15.0715.45
 (2.18)(2.41)  (2.18)(2.41)
Liberia12.6712.5715.6114.6915.0314.44
 (2.69)(3.25)(1.19)(1.48)(1.96)(1.89)
Côte d'Ivoire13.2812.7012.8913.2613.1512.95
 (2.61)(2.39)(2.20)(2.17)(2.49)(2.32)
Ghana15.6615.1410.6611.0411.0111.17
 (2.68)(2.96)(2.34)(2.22)(2.68)(2.35)

Species: Pagellus bellottii bellottii
LIBERIA (20 – 200 m)

Table 61. P. bellottii length distributions by stratum in Liberia
DEPTH (m)20–5050–100TOTAL
LENGTH (m)No specimens%No specimens%No specimens%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0000.00
10810.5300.0081.57
113242.1151.21397.63
121215.79143.39275.28
13810.53327.75428.22
1445.268219.859017.61
1500.009021.799418.40
1645.2610425.1811322.11
1700.005413.085711.15
1800.00276.54285.48
1945.2651.2191.76
2000.0000.0000.00
2145.2600.0040.78
2200.0000.0000.00
2300.0000.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
TOTAL SPECIMENS76100413100511100
TOTAL WEIGHT (g)38703285338473

Species: Pagellus bellottii bellottii
CÔTE D'IVOIRE (20 – 100 m)

Table 62. P. bellottii length distributions by stratum in Côte d'Ivoire
DEPTH (m)20 – 5050 – 100TOTAL
LENGTH (m)No specimens%No specimens%No specimens%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
9260.21270.38530.28
103903.205107.239004.67
11166113.6199214.06265313.77
12271722.265417.67325816.92
1310898.922543.6013436.97
144873.9992413.1014117.33
1511109.09150321.30261313.57
16147012.0481111.50228111.84
17153312.565678.04210010.90
188346.834896.9313236.87
194453.651452.065903.06
203202.621331.894532.35
21700.57801.131500.78
22290.24650.92940.49
2300.00140.20140.07
2400.0000.0000.00
25250.2000.00250.13
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
TOTAL SPECIMENS12206100705510019261100
TOTAL WEIGHT (g)8836885209871404675

Species:Pagellus bellottii bellottii
GHANA (20 – 100 m)

Table 63. P. bellottii length distributions by stratum in Ghana
DEPTH (m)20 – 5050 – 100TOTAL
LENGTH (m)No specimens%No specimens%No specimens%
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.00823.05822.95
910.5150018.6050117.66
1042.0359922.2860321.23
1173.0539114.5539713.55
12179.141174.351354.39
133417.261565.801906.17
1442.032408.932448.61
152010.152348.712548.85
164120.811917.112328.20
17157.611264.691414.87
182914.72260.97551.95
19115.58140.52250.65
20105.08120.45220.79
2110.5100.0010.03
2210.5100.0010.03
2310.5100.0010.03
2410.5100.0010.03
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
TOTAL SPECIMENS19710026881002885100
TOTAL WEIGHT (g)17390112084129474

Fig. 59.

Fig. 59. P. bellottii. Length distribution in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum A and B

Fig. 60.

Fig. 60. P. bellottii. Length distribution in Liberia, Stratum A and B

Fig. 61.

Fig. 61. P. bellottii. Length distribution in Côte d'Ivoire, Stratum A and B

Fig. 62.

Fig. 62. P. bellottii. Length distribution in Ghana, Stratum A and B

Fig. 63.

Fig. 63. P. bellottii. Length distribution in Western Sierra Leone and Liberia

Fig. 64.

Fig. 64. P. bellottii. Length distribution in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana


Species:Pagellus bellottii bellottii
Western Sierra Leone
Depth: 20–50 m

Table 64. P. bellottii. Length distributions by sex in Western Sierra Leone, Stratum A
LENGTH (cm)Males No
Specimens %
Females No
Specimens %
Juveniles
Specimens %
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0000.00
1000.0000.0000.00
1100.0000.00550.00
12144.9300.0000.00
134716.55147.53550.00
147927.828445.1600.00
157024.653719.8900.00
16196.6994.8400.00
1793.1794.8400.00
18144.9352.6900.00
19144.9394.8400.00
2093.1752.6900.00
2193.1752.6900.00
2200.0094.8400.00
2300.0000.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens28410018610010100
Total weight (g)20388147222785

Species:Pagellus bellottii bellottii
Western Sierra Leone
Depth: 20–200 m

Table 65. P. bellottii. Length distributions by sex in Western Sierra Leone
LENGTH (cm)Males No
Specimens %
Females No
Specimens %
Juveniles
Specimens %
100.0000.0000.00
200.0000.0000.00
300.0000.0000.00
400.0000.0000.00
500.0000.0000.00
600.0000.0000.00
700.0000.0000.00
800.0000.0000.00
900.0000.0000.00
1000.0000.0000.00
1100.0000.00650.00
12165.0500.0000.00
135216.40167.66650.00
148827.769444.9800.00
157824.614119.6200.00
16216.62104.7800.00
17103.15104.7800.00
18165.0562.8700.00
19165.05104.7800.00
20103.1562.8700.00
21103.1562.8700.00
2200.00104.7800.00
2300.0000.0000.00
2400.0000.0000.00
2500.0000.0000.00
2600.0000.0000.00
2700.0000.0000.00
2800.0000.0000.00
2900.0000.0000.00
3000.0000.0000.00
Total specimens31710020910012100
Total weight (g)22714164033103

Species: Pagellus bellottii bellottii
Liberia
Depth: 20–50 m

Table 66. P. bellottii. Length distributions by sex in Liberia, Stratum A
Length (cm)Males
No. Specimens %
Females
No. Specimens %
Juveniles
No. Specimens %
100.0000.0000
200.0000.0000
300.0000.0000
400.0000.0000
500.0000.0000
600.0000.0000
700.0000.0000
800.0000.0000
900.0000.0000
1000.00828.5700
112041.671242.8600
121225.0000.0000
13816.6700.0000
1448.3300.0000
1500.0000.0000
1600.00414.2900
1700.0000.0000
1800.0000.0000
1900.00414.2900
2000.0000.0000
2148.3300.0000
2200.0000.0000
2300.0000.0000
2400.0000.0000
2500.0000.0000
2600.0000.0000
2700.0000.0000
2800.0000.0000
2900.0000.0000
3000.0000.0000
Total specimens481002810000
Total weight (g)23681502

Species:Pagellus bellottii bellottii
LIBERIA
Depth: 20–50 m

Table 67. P. bellottii. Length distributions by sex in Liberia, Stratum B
Length (cm)Males
No. Specimens %
Females
No. Specimens %
Juveniles
No. Specimens %
100.0000.0000
200.0000.0000
300.0000.0000
400.0000.0000
500.0000.0000
600.0000.0000
700.0000.0000
800.0000.0000
900.0000.0000
1000.0000.0000
1100.0000.0000
1200.0083.7400
1394.463214.9500
14178.428439.2500
157637.622411.2100
165929.213415.8900
172411.882411.2100
18178.4283.7400
1900.0000.0000
2000.0000.0000
2148.3300.0000
2200.0000.0000
2300.0000.0000
2400.0000.0000
2500.0000.0000
2600.0000.0000
2700.0000.0000
2800.0000.0000
2900.0000.0000
3000.0000.0000
Total specimens20210021410000
Total weight (g)1695215901

Species: Pagellus bellottii bellottii
LIBERIA

Depth: 20–200 m

Table 68. P. bellottii. Length distributions by sex in Liberia
Length (cm)Males
No. Specimens
Females
No. Specimens
Juveniles
No. Specimens
100.0000.0000
200.0000.0000
300.0000.0000
400.0000.0000
500.0000.0000
600.0000.0000
700.0000.0000
800.0000.0000
900.0000.0000
1000.0083.1600
11217.98135.1400
12134.9483.1600
13186.843413.4400
14228.378834.7800
158030.42259.8800
166223.574015.8100
17259.51259.8800
18186.8483.1600
1900.0041.5800
2000.0000.0000
2141.5200.0000
2200.0000.0000
2300.0000.0000
2400.0000.0000
2500.0000.0000
2600.0000.0000
2700.0000.0000
2800.0000.0000
2900.0000.0000
3000.0000.0000
Total specimens26310025310000
Total weight (g)2023718236

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