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Albula vulpes
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The bonefish (Albula vulpes) or bananafish is the type species of the bonefish family (Albulidae), the only family in order Albuliformes.
Species
Near Threatenedbonefish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAlbuliformes
- FamilyAlbulidae
Chile Central
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,193
- With media
- 78
- Family
- Albulidae
- Collections
- UWFC, CINVESTAV-IPN, ECOSUR, FCB-UANL
- Recorded in
- Bahamas, Mexico, Philippines, Belize, Christmas Island
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Distribution
- Description
- Behavior
- Relationship with humans
- Fishing
- As food
- See also
- References
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The bonefish (Albula vulpes) or bananafish is the type species of the bonefish family (Albulidae), the only family in order Albuliformes.
==Taxonomy== Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, however 11 different species (all morphologically indistinguishable from each other) have since been identified. There are 3 identified species in the Atlantic and 8 in the Pacific, and Albula vulpes is the largest and most widespread of the Atlantic species.
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