Albula (fish)

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Albula is an ancient genus of fish belonging to the family Albulidae. Members of this genus inhabit warm coastal waters worldwide.

AlbulaTemporal range: Late Cretaceous to present
Bonefish (A. vulpes)
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Albuliformes
Family:Albulidae
Subfamily:Albulinae
Genus:AlbulaGronow 1763 ex Scopoli 1777 non Osbeck 1765 non Bloch & Schneider 1801 non Catesby 1771
Atopichthys Garman 1899
Butyrinus Commerson ex Lacépède 1803
Dixonina Fowler 1911
Albula (Dixonina) (Fowler 1911)
Esunculus Kaup 1856
Glossodonta Cuvier 1815
Glossodus Agassiz 1828 ex Spix & Agassiz 1829 non Costa 1853 non McCoy 1848
Metalbula Frizzell 1965
Pisodus Owen 1841
Vulpis Catesby 1771
Conorynchus Nozemann 1758 ex Gill 1861 (Nomen oblitum per Whitehead 1986). Non Bleeker 1863 non Motschousky 1860

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Albula is an ancient genus of fish belonging to the family Albulidae. Members of this genus inhabit warm coastal waters worldwide.

This genus contains many of the species popularly referred to as bonefish, which are vital components of both subsistence fisheries and sport fishing industries worldwide; this, in conjunction with destruction of breeding habitat, has led to population declines in many species.

Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution; however, 11 distinct species have since been identified. There are three identified species in the Atlantic and eight in the Pacific. All species are morphologically indistinguishable from one another and can only be reliably distinguished with genetic evidence, but all of them diverged from one another between 4 and 20 million years ago.

The oldest fossils belonging to this genus are from the Late Cretaceous of Alabama and Uzbekistan.

The 11 currently recognized living species in this genus are:

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