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Class: Teleostei
Order: Albuliformes
Family: Albulidae Bonefishes
Subfamily: Albulinae
Genus: Albula

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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm SL
Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)

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Albula argentea
[Longjaw bonefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Albula esuncula
[Eastern Pacific bonefish]

Photo by Wozniak, S.

North America
Max. Length 25.7 cm SL
Albula gilberti Pfeiler & van der Heiden, 2011

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Albula gilberti
[Cortez bonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm SL
Albula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775)

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Albula glossodonta
[Roundjaw bonefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic from Sen

Albula goreensis Valenciennes, 1847

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Albula goreensis
[]

Photo by Kwun, H.J. & Kim, J.K.

Northwest Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 35.0 cm SL
Albula koreana Kwun & Kim, 2011

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Albula koreana
[Korean bonefish]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Albula nemoptera (Fowler, 1911)

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Albula nemoptera
[Threadfin bonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35.4 cm SL
Albula oligolepis Hidaka, Iwatsuki & Randall, 2008

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Albula oligolepis
[Smallscale bonefish]
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Albula pacifica
[Pacific shafted bonefish]

Photo by Stender, K.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 32.2 cm SL
Albula virgata Jordan & Jordan, 1922

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Albula virgata
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Worldwide in warm seas.
Max. Length 104 cm TL
Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Albula vulpes
[Bonefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Albula argentea Longjaw bonefish Western Pacific 70 SL 1801
Albula esuncula Eastern Pacific bonefish Eastern Pacific 32 SL 1899
Albula gilberti Cortez bonefish North America 25.7 SL 2011
Albula glossodonta Roundjaw bonefish Indo-Pacific 90 SL 1775
Albula goreensis Eastern Atlantic from Sen 1847
Albula koreana Korean bonefish Northwest Pacific Ocean 35.0 SL 2011
Albula nemoptera Threadfin bonefish Western Atlantic 51 TL 1911
Albula oligolepis Smallscale bonefish Indian Ocean 35.4 SL 2008
Albula pacifica Pacific shafted bonefish Eastern Pacific. 1942
Albula virgata Eastern Central Pacific 32.2 SL 1922
Albula vulpes Bonefish Worldwide in warm seas. 104 TL 1758



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