Albula pacifica

Albula pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Albuliformes
Family: Albulidae
Genus: Albula
Species:
A. pacifica
Binomial name
Albula pacifica
(Beebe 1942)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Dixonina pacifica Beebe 1942

Albula pacifica also known as the Pacific shafted bonefish is a species of fish native to the eastern Pacific.[3]

History

Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, however 9 different species have since been identified. There are three identified species in the Atlantic and six in the Pacific.[4]


References

  1. ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  2. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Albulidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ Albula pacifica (Beebe, 1942). FishBase
  4. ^ Suescun, Alex (24 December 2014). "All About Bonefish". saltwatersportsman.com. Salt Water Sportsman. Retrieved 10 December 2020.


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