Ilisha africana

West African ilisha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Pristigasteridae
Genus:	Ilisha
Species:	I. africana
Binomial name
	Ilisha africana; Bloch, 1795
Synonyms
	Clupanodon africanus Bloch, 1795; Clupea africana Bloch, 1795; Ilisha africana Bloch, 1795; Ilisha dolloi Boulenger, 1902; Ilisha melanota Derscheid, 1924; Pellona africana Bloch, 1795; Pellona gabonica Duméril, 1861; Pellona iserti Valenciennes, 1847; Pristigaster dolloi Boulenger, 1902

Ilisha africana, called the West African ilisha, is a species of longfin herring native to the coasts, lagoons and estuaries of western Africa from Senegal to Angola. It prefers shallow waters, and is unlikely to be found below 25 m. Some individuals can reach 30 cm, with the average closer to 18 cm.

The species is commercially fished, with 32,815 t landed in 2008.[1]

References

"Ilisha africana". Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

External links

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Ilisha africana" in FishBase. October 2010 version.
"Ilisha africana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

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[1] "Ilisha africana". Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 31 December 2010.