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Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)

Description

Vertebrae: 65 - 69. Compared with A. glossodonta, argentea have a larger mouth, upper jaw 2.6-2.9 in HL, more pointed lower jaw, and no blackish spot on the underside of the tip of the snout (Ref. 26145).

Common Names

  • Albula Forsterova
  • Albula novoguinejská
  • Skarpkæbet damefisk
  • Banana-fish
  • Bonefish
  • Bonefish
  • Ghost of the flats
  • Grey ghost
  • Lady fish
  • Longjaw bonefish
  • Longjaw bonefish
  • Pacific bonefish
  • Pacific bonefish
  • Pacific bonefish
  • Sharpjaw bonefish
  • Sharpjaw bonefish
  • Sharpjaw bonefish
  • Koon-luiskala
  • Yawa
  • Yawakio
  • Banane lèvre aiguë
  • Oaa
  • 'amo'omo'o
  • Ō'io
  • Pua 'o'io
  • Banang bulat daun
  • Bandang pisang
  • Pepisang
  • Pisang-pisang
  • 尖頜北梭魚
  • 尖颌北梭鱼
  • Suld
  • Miya
  • Vauva
  • Macabí boquiagudo
  • Kiokio

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Albuliformes

    Family: Albulidae

    Genus: Albula

    Species: Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    • Western Pacific: Indo-Malayan to South Pacific (east to the Society Is, and the Marquesas).

    Biology

    Seldom found on coral reefs, occasionally in sheltered, shallow lagoons (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Data deficient

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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