Common names:
Awefu, Bonga, Bongo
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
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Importance:
commercial
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 188, 3015, 12749, 118206) and Sierra Leone River (Ref. 5271, 5305). Together with Sardinella maderensis it is a primary fishing target of the 'Ghana boats' (Ref. 12749). Also Ref. 2993, 4743, 30305, 42792.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Vakily, J.M., 1992
National Database:
> 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
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