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Longjaw Bonefish

Albula virgata

Classification

Family
Albulidae

Albula argentea, the silver sharpjaw bonefish, 'ō'io, or simply sharpjaw bonefish, is a species of bonefish found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean. The name 'ō'io may refer to other species of bonefish in Hawaii, such as the longjaw bonefish Albula virgata, and the roundjaw/shortjaw bonefish Albula glossodonta. Taxonomy and nomenclature Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, but 11 different species have since been identified.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog