Common names:
Bonga, Galucha, Quilucha
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from coastal areas of Atlantic Ocean, lagoons and estuaries (Ref. 188, 3166, 118206), including Lobito Bay (Ref. 3509, 86940). Also Ref. 187, 2849, 81269, 81631.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas)
Etymology: Ethmalosa:Greek, ethmos, -ou = sieve, also the ethmoides bone + Latin, alausa = a fish cited by Ausonius and Latin, halec = pickle, dealing with the Greek word hals = salt; it is also the old Saxon name for shad = "alli" ; 1591 (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 54436), usually 0 - 50 m (Ref. 54436). Tropical; 25°N - 8°S, 17°W - 14°E (Ref. 54436)
Distribution
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