Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Albulidae Bonefishes

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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Albula argentea
[Longjaw bonefish]

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Max. Length 32 cm SL

Albula esuncula
[Eastern Pacific bonefish]

Photo by Photo by Wozniak, S.

Albula gilberti
[Cortez bonefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Albula glossodonta
[Roundjaw bonefish]

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.

Albula goreensis
[]

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

Albula koreana
[Korean bonefish]

Photo by Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Albula nemoptera
[Threadfin bonefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Albula oligolepis
[Smallscale bonefish]

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Albula pacifica
[Pacific shafted bonefish]

Photo by Photo by Stender, K.

Albula virgata
[]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Albula vulpes
[Bonefish]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Nemoossis belloci
[Longfin bonefish]

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Pterothrissus gissu
[Japanese gissu]

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Albulidae Bonefishes(See list of species below)

Family: Albulidae Bonefishes

(See list of species below)