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Drepane africana

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Drepane africana (Osório); African sicklefish Remarks: Drepane africana was a rare catch across all our study areas. This species is synonymous with Cryptosmilia luna (Cope), Drepane punctata octofasciata (Pellegrin) and Drepane punctata africana (Osório). Drepane africana is distributed across marine and brackish waters from Mauritania to southern Angola. It has a deep, rhomboid, and strongly compressed body, with body depth approximately twice the head length and a very steep forehead profile. Its dorsal fin is characterized by a notch separating the spinous and soft portions, consisting of nine spines and 21 soft rays.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15850678

Authors: Oladipo, Segun Olayinka, Everett, Amaya, Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit, Smith, Kennedy K., Nneji, Ifeanyi C., Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf, Nneji, Lotanna Micah

Institutions: Howard University, Kwara State University, Shantou University, Federal College of Wildlife Management

Language: English

Topic: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Aquatic Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6911924415

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