Albula argentea explained

Albula argentea, the silver sharpjaw bonefish, is a species of marine fish found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. They grow up to 70cm (30inches).

Taxonomy and nomenclature

Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, but nine different species have since been identified. There are three identified species in the Atlantic and six in the Pacific.^[1]

Albula virgata (the longjaw bonefish) and Albula oligolepis (the smallscale bonefish) were formerly assigned to this species, but are now recognized as distinct.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Suescun . Alex . All About Bonefish . saltwatersportsman.com . 24 December 2014 . Salt Water Sportsman . 10 December 2020.
2. Hidaka, K., Y. Iwatsuki and J.E. Randall, 2008. A review of the Indo-Pacific bonefishes of the Albula argentea complex, with a description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 55:53-64.