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Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Bonga shad
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Ghana country information

Common names: Agbodzo, Bonga shad, Eflo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Alausa platycephalus: 'Guinea (Ashantee)' [= Ghana] (Ref. 450, 3509). Known from coast of Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 188, 118206), including Ningo Lagoon (Ref. 117367) and Keta Lagoon (Ref. 117367). Also Ref. 2993.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Ethmalose d'Afrique, Sábalo africano, Бонга, ... more

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei > 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 生态学

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