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Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Bonga shad
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Liberia country information

Common names: Bonga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from coast of Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 188, 105886, 118206) and Grand Cape Mount River (Ref. 2477). Also Ref. 42792.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Steindachner, F., 1894
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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)

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