Species FAO code: BOA

Ethmalosa fimbriata

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Bonga-stamsild	–
France	fr éthmalose d'Afrique	–
Italy	it Alosa oceanica	–
Slovenia	sl bonga	–
Sweden	sv Bongasill	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Ethmalosa fimbriata

Scientific name

Ethmalosa fimbriata

Author

(Bowdich, 1825)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BOA

Morphological description

Upper jaw with distinct median notch, into which tip of lower jaw fits. Lower gill rakers long, fine and numerous, about 3 times as long as gill filaments; upper gill rakers bent sharply upward, V-shaped. Caudal fin deep chrome, tips long and pointed. A faint dark spot behind gill cover (sometimes followed by others); dorsal fin tip black; golden tints on body. Scute: 16-19 prepelvic, 10-13 post. Scales in lateral series 37-42.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusEthmalosa
      - SpeciesEthmalosa fimbriata

Synonyms

Clupea setosa Steindachner, 1869
Harengula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847
Alausa platycephalus Bleeker, 1863
Ethmalosa dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1847)
Clupea dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1847)
Clupea senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1847)
Meletta senegalensis Valenciennes, 1847
Alausa dorsalis Valenciennes, 1847
Clupea fimbriata Bowdich, 1825

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

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Ethmalosa fimbriata

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Encircling gillnets

Gillnets and similar nets

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Distribution maps