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Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Bonga shad
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ethmalosa fimbriata   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Image of Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bonga shad)
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Picture by Durand, J.-D.


Gabon country information

Common names: Mbéré, Mvélé, Ossako mbèrè
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from coast of Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 3015, 105886, 118206), estuary of Ogowe River (Ref. 80286, 118206), Nkomi Lagoon (Ref. 80286, 118206), Ngobé Lagoon (Ref. 118206), Ngodo Lagoon (Ref. 118206) and Mbanio Lagoon (Ref. 118206). Also Ref. 188, 3054, 42792, 50787.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mbega, J.-D. and G.G. Teugels, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

التصنيف / Names الأسماء الشائعة | مرادفات | Catalog of Fishes(جنس, الانواع) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 البيئة

بحري; المياه العذبة; مياه مخلوطة; أسماك نازلة (Ref. 51243); نطاق العمق 0 - 50 m (Ref. 54436), usually 0 - 50 m (Ref. 54436).   Tropical; 25°N - 8°S, 17°W - 14°E (Ref. 54436)

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