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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae Drums or croakers

Genus: Pseudotolithus

(See list of species below)



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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Pseudotolithus elongatus (Bowdich, 1825)

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Pseudotolithus elongatus
[Bobo croaker]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Pseudotolithus epipercus (Bleeker, 1863)

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Pseudotolithus epipercus
[Guinea croaker]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Pseudotolithus moorii (Günther, 1865)

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Pseudotolithus moorii
[Cameroon croaker]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 114 cm TL
Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833)

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Pseudotolithus senegalensis
[Cassava croaker]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 230 cm TL
Pseudotolithus senegallus (Cuvier, 1830)

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Pseudotolithus senegallus
[Law croaker]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Pseudotolithus typus Bleeker, 1863

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Pseudotolithus typus
[Longneck croaker]
6 Species of Family Sciaenidae with Genus Pseudotolithus
(Drums or croakers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1825 Pseudotolithus elongatus Bobo croaker Eastern Atlantic 47 TL
1863 Pseudotolithus epipercus Guinea croaker Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1865 Pseudotolithus moorii Cameroon croaker Eastern Atlantic 50 TL
1833 Pseudotolithus senegalensis Cassava croaker Eastern Atlantic 114 TL
1830 Pseudotolithus senegallus Law croaker Eastern Atlantic 230 TL
1863 Pseudotolithus typus Longneck croaker Eastern Atlantic 140 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013