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Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bonefish
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Virgin Islands (US) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Feeds on molluscs and crustaceans. Caught in shallow water, over sea grasses, and sand or mud flats. Largest recorded weight of 15 pounds caught by seine from St. Croix (Ref. 26180). Also Ref. 3237.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ogden, J.C., J.A. Yntema and I. Clavijo, 1975
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

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

marien; brak water rifbewoner; amfidroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 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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