Dorosomatidae

Bonga shad

Ethmalosa fimbriata

Dorosomatid Fish from Eastern Central Atlantic

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Ethmalosa fimbriata, the bonga shad or just bonga, is a shad-like ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, formerly considered to be in the family Clupeidae. This species 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.