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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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Nigeria country information

Common names: Bonga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from coast of Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 188, 118069, 118206), including Lagos Lagoon and region (Ref. 2993, 3031, 5272, 13610, 42499, 95249, 118137), Epe Lagoon (Ref. 98184), Niger Delta (Ref. 2982, 81269, 118206) and Cross River estuary (Ref. 12360, 81269, 118206). Also Ref. 26112, 42792.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Regan, C.T., 1915
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | 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 Ecologia

marinhas; Água doce; estuarina; catádromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 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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