Albula argentea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Albuliformes |
| Family: | Albulidae |
| Genus: | Albula |
| Species: | A. argentea
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| Binomial name | |
| Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)
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Albula argentea, the silver sharpjaw bonefish, is a
marine fish found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. They grow up to 70 cm (28 in).[4]
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
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- PMID 25543675.
- ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Albulidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Albula argentea" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Suescun, Alex. "All About Bonefish". saltwatersportsman.com. Salt Water Sportsman. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ 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.