Biology:Albula pacifica

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Albula pacifica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Albuliformes
Family: Albulidae
Genus: Albula
Species:
A. pacifica
Binomial name
Albula pacifica
(Beebe 1942)
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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". http://www.fishbase.se/Summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=48. Retrieved 18 May 2017. 
  3. Albula pacifica (Beebe, 1942). FishBase
  4. Suescun, Alex. "All About Bonefish". Salt Water Sportsman. https://www.saltwatersportsman.com/species/fish-species/all-about-bonefish/. 


Wikidata ☰ Q28598856 entry