Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2230

Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Irvine name. Ethmalosa dorsalis (Cuvier and Valenciennes) . A junior synonym.

Reference material. Accra, March 1930 (Irvine 69)— BMNH 1930.8 .26.14 (one: 112.7 mm SL); Ningo lagoon, May 1930 (Irvine 89)— BMNH 1930.8.26.11–13 (three: 64.2–71.2 mm SL); Prampram , September 1938 (Irvine 327); Keta , November 1938 (Irvine 377); Accra, August 1938 (Irvine 256)— BMNH 2001.5 .2.40 (one: 152 mm SL); Freetown, Sierra Leone (no Irvine number)— BMNH 1930.8 .26.10 (one: 195 mm SL) .

Distribution. Coast of West Africa from western Sahara to Angola; lagoons and brackish water (Whitehead, 1985).

On average about 148 000 tonnes of this species are caught in the region each year ( FAO, 2000), making it one of the most important fishery species in the region.