Albula argentea

Albula argentea, the silver sharpjaw bonefish, is a species of marine fish found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. They grow up to 70 cm (28 in).[4]

Albula argentea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Albuliformes
Family: Albulidae
Genus: Albula
Species:
A. argentea
Binomial name
Albula argentea
(Forster, 1801)
Synonyms[2][3][4]
  • Esox argenteus Forster, 1801 non Gmelin 1789
  • Synodus argenteus Forster 1801 ex Schneider 1801
  • Albula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847
  • Albula neoguinaica Valenciennes, 1847
  • Albula seminuda Valenciennes, 1847

Taxonomy and nomenclature

Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, but nine different species have since been identified. There are three identified species in the Atlantic and six in the Pacific.[5]

Albula virgata (the longjaw bonefish) and Albula oligolepis (the smallscale bonefish) were formerly assigned to this species, but are now recognized as distinct.[6]

References
  1. Adams, A.; Guindon, K.; Horodysky, A.; MacDonald, T.; McBride, R.; Shenker, J.; Ward, R. (2012). "Albula argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T194298A2310290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T194298A2310290.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  3. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Albulidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Albula argentea" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  5. Suescun, Alex. "All About Bonefish". saltwatersportsman.com. Salt Water Sportsman. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. Hidaka, K., Y. Iwatsuki and J.E. Randall, 2008. A review of the Indo-Pacific bonefishes of the Albula argentea complex, with a description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 55:53-64.


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