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Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Bonga shad
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Cameroon country information

Common names: [No common name]
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. 188, 2474, 118206), entering lower Sanaga River (Ref. 42792, 51193). Probably entering also other coastal rivers in west and south Cameroon (Ref. 51193). Also Ref. 42792.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vivien, J., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | 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 Οικολογία


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