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Albula
Albula is an ancient genus of fish belonging to the family Albulidae. Members of this genus inhabit warm coastal waters worldwide.
This genus contains many of the species popularly referred to as bonefish, which are vital components of both subsistence fisheries and sport fishing industries worldwide; this, in conjunction with destruction of breeding habitat, has led to population declines in many species.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Common Bonefish
speciesAlbula vulpes
Cortez Bonefish
speciesAlbula gilberti
Shortjaw Bonefish
speciesAlbula glossodonta
Eastern Pacific Bonefish
speciesAlbula esuncula
West African Bonefish
speciesAlbula goreensis
Silver Sharpjaw Bonefish
speciesAlbula argentea
Korean Bonefish
speciesAlbula koreana
Longjaw Bonefish
speciesAlbula virgata
Smallscale Bonefish
speciesAlbula oligolepis
Pacific Shafted Bonefish
speciesAlbula pacifica
Threadfin Bonefish
speciesAlbula nemoptera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Ornithology
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.895
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.710
De Piscibus Libri V et De Cetis Liber Unus
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1661 · p.719
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.27
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.710
Ornithology: The History of Birds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.889
Ornithology
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.892
Ornithology
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1599 · p.893
De Piscibus Libri V et De Cetis Liber Unus
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1661 · p.718
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.25
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.25
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 63724.