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Ethmalosa dorsalis is a clupeid fish recorded only off the coast of West Africa1, where it is usually found in inshore waters and often supports an important local fishery. It is closely related to the menhadens (Brevoortia spp.) the distribution of which is confined to American Atlantic coasts2.
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BAINBRIDGE, V. Food of Ethmalosa dorsalis (Cuvier and Valenciennes). Nature 179, 874–875 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179874a0
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