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Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bonefish
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Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Harborne, A., 2000
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Jacobs, N.D., 1998
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: protected | Ref: Jacobs, N.D., 1998
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Turneffe Atoll, South Water Cay Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cays and Snake Cays. This was observed as an occasional species in Belize (Ref. 128811). Protected but enforcement lacking.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1978
National Database: Belize Biodiversity Information System

Common names from other countries

Banane de mer, Macabí, Альбула, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Albuliformes (Bonefishes) > Albulidae (Bonefishes) > Albulinae
Etymology: Albula: Latin, albus = white (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 84 m (Ref. 13608), usually 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9268).   Subtropical; 26°N - 7°N, 97°W - 58°W (Ref. 118624)

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