Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 128

Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 46 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish, freshwater

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-200 m

Migration: catadromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East central Atlantic: known from Dakhla in Western Sahara southward to Lobito Bay in Angola. Targeted by the artisanal fishery in the estuary of Komo, the Delta of Ogowe and the Bay of Mayumba (Cardiec, Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).