Bonga shad
(Ethmalosa fimbriata)
Classification
Species:
Ethmalosa fimbriata
Genus:
Ethmalosa
Family: Dorosomatidae
Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Ethmalosa fimbriata, the bonga shad or just bonga, is a shad, a clupeid fish, that 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.
It is the only member of its genus.