Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Albuliformes
- Family
- Albulidae
The bonefish (Albula vulpes) or bananafish is the type species of the bonefish family (Albulidae), the only family in order Albuliformes. Taxonomy Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, however 11 different species (all morphologically indistinguishable from each other) have since been identified. There are 3 identified species in the Atlantic and 8 in the Pacific, and Albula vulpes is the largest and most widespread of the Atlantic species.
La banane est le fruit ou la baie dérivant de l’inflorescence du bananier. Les bananes sont des fruits très généralement stériles issus de variétés domestiquées. Seuls les fruits des bananiers sauvages et de quelques cultivars domestiques contiennent des graines.
El macabijo o macabí (Albula vulpes) es una especie de la única familia, Albulidae, del orden Albuliformes. Es anfídromo, vive en aguas tropicales próximas a la costa, se mueve para alimentarse con la subida de la marea y se retira a aguas más profundas cuando la marea baja. Los juveniles pueden formar grandes cardúmenes de individuos de tamaño similar mientras que los individuos más maduros nadan en pequeños grupos o parejas.
Distribution
More from the same family
Shortjaw Bonefish
Albula glossodonta
AlbulidaeCortez Bonefish
Albula gilberti
AlbulidaeCaribbean Bonefish
Albula nemoptera
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AlbulidaeEastern Pacific Bonefish
Albula esuncula
AlbulidaeWest African Bonefish
Albula goreensis
AlbulidaeLongjaw Bonefish
Albula virgata
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Albulidae