Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes)

Oladipo, Segun Olayinka, Everett, Amaya, Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit, Smith, Kennedy K., Nneji, Ifeanyi C., Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf & Nneji, Lotanna Micah, 2025, An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species, Zootaxa 5646 (1), pp. 38-62 : 55

Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes) ;

Cassava croaker

Remarks: Pseudotolithus senegalensis , formerly known as Otolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes) , Sciaena senegalensis (Valenciennes) , Sciaena dux (Bowdich) , Pseudotolithus macrognathus (Bleeker) and Otolithus macrognathus (Bleeker) was a common catch in Badagry and Epe. This species is distributed across marine and brackish waters along the west coast of Africa, from Mauritania to southern Angola. Pseudotolithus senegalensis is a large, elongated, and moderately compressed fish with a prominent eye. Its body color ranges from silvery grey to yellowish, with a reddish hue along the back. The body is marked by dotted, oblique wavy stripes that follow the scale rows and gradually fade toward the ventral side