Bonga shad (Ethmalosa fimbriata)

General data
- Main name: Bonga shad
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Catadromous
- Native: Africa
- Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea, Gambia River
Classification
- Genus: Ethmalosa - Ethmalosa
- Family: Dorosomatidae - Dorosomatidae
- Order: Clupeiformes - Herrings
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
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.