Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Albulidae Bonefishes

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Albula argentea
[Longjaw bonefish]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm SL

Albula esuncula
[Eastern Pacific bonefish]

No picture found
North America
Max. Length 25.7 cm SL

Albula gilberti
[Cortez bonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Albula glossodonta
[Roundjaw bonefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Albula goreensis
[]

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

Albula koreana
[Korean bonefish]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Albula nemoptera
[Threadfin bonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Albula oligolepis
[Smallscale bonefish]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific.

Albula pacifica
[Pacific shafted bonefish]

Photo by Stender, K.

Albula virgata
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Albula vulpes
[Bonefish]

Photo by FAO

Nemoossis belloci
[Longfin bonefish]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Pterothrissus gissu
[Japanese gissu]

13 Species of Family Albulidae
(Bonefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1801	Albula argentea	Longjaw bonefish	Western Pacific	70 SL
1899	Albula esuncula	Eastern Pacific bonefish	Eastern Pacific	32 SL
2011	Albula gilberti	Cortez bonefish	North America	25.7 SL
1775	Albula glossodonta	Roundjaw bonefish	Indo-Pacific	90 SL
1847	Albula goreensis		Eastern Atlantic from Sen
2011	Albula koreana	Korean bonefish	Northwest Pacific Ocean	35.0 SL
1911	Albula nemoptera	Threadfin bonefish	Western Atlantic	51 TL
2008	Albula oligolepis	Smallscale bonefish	Indian Ocean	35.4 SL
1942	Albula pacifica	Pacific shafted bonefish	Eastern Pacific.
1922	Albula virgata		Eastern Central Pacific	32.2 SL
1758	Albula vulpes	Bonefish	Worldwide in warm seas.	104 TL
1937	Nemoossis belloci	Longfin bonefish	Eastern Atlantic	40 SL
1877	Pterothrissus gissu	Japanese gissu	Northwest Pacific	50 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Albulidae Bonefishes(See list of species below)

Family: Albulidae Bonefishes

(See list of species below)