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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

No common names available.

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