Ethmalosa fimbriata, the bonga shad or just bonga, is a shad, a clupeid fish, that occurs along the coasts and in brackish water of coastal lagoons, rivers and lakes of western Africa from Dakhla in Western Sahara to Lobito in Angola. It is usually around 25 cm long but the maximum length is 45 cm. It is the only member of its genus.
Ethmalosa fimbriata, the bonga shad or just bonga, is a shad, a clupeid fish, that occurs along the coasts and in brackish water of coastal lagoons, rivers...
smoking in West Africa, Brownell B., UNICEF (1983) Utilization of Bonga (Ethmalosa fimbriata) in West Africa. A. Jallow, FAO (1994) Impact of adoption in...
Agriculture and fishing are the main economic activities around the lagoon. Ethmalosa fimbriata accounts for 60% to 80% of the fish catch in the lagoon. The...
Features in West Africa Shape the Genetic Structure of the Bonga Shad, Ethmalosa fimbriata". PLOS ONE. 8 (10): 2. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...877483D. doi:10.1371/journal...
ichthyofauna, some fish are noted in the "Ramsar Information Sheet": Ethmalosa fimbriata, barracudas (Sphyraena sp.), Polydactylus quadrifilis, Arius...
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