Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich);

Bonga shad

Remarks: Ethmalosa fimbriata was a common catch in all our sampling locations in NLL. It is synonymized with Alausa dorsalis (Valenciennes), Alausa platycephalus (Bleeker), Clupea dorsalis (Valenciennes), Clupea fimbriata (Bowdich), Clupea senegalensis (Valenciennes), Clupea setosa (Steindachner), Ethmalosa dorsalis (Valenciennes), Harengula forsteri (Valenciennes), and Meletta senegalensis (Valenciennes) . E. fimbriata occurs in marine, brackish, and occasionally freshwater environments along the west coast of Africa, ranging from Mauritania to southern Angola. It is a deep-bodied, compressed species with a large head. The dorsal fin is relatively short, positioned approximately vertically at the midpoint of the body. The short anal fin is located well behind, aligned vertically with the posterior end of the dorsal-fin base. The caudal fin is a distinctive deep yellow.