Pristigasteridae

West African ilisha

Ilisha africana

Pristigasterid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

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

Ilisha africana, called the West African ilisha or African ilisha, is a species of longfin herring native to the coasts, lagoons and estuaries of western Africa from Senegal to Angola. It is a marine species that is tolerant of brackish water. The species is commercially fished.