Albula argentea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Albuliformes |
| Family: | Albulidae |
| Genus: | Albula |
| Species: | A. argentea
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| Binomial name | |
| Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)
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Albula argentea, the silver sharpjaw bonefish, 'ō'io, or simply sharpjaw bonefish, is a species of bonefish found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.[5][4]
The name 'ō'io may refer to other species of bonefish in Hawaii, such as the longjaw bonefish Albula virgata, and the roundjaw/shortjaw bonefish Albula glossodonta.[5]
Taxonomy and nomenclature
[edit]Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, but 11 different species have since been identified.[6][7]
Albula virgata (the longjaw bonefish) and Albula oligolepis (the smallscale bonefish) were formerly assigned to this species, but are now recognized as distinct.[8] A. virgata is only found around the Hawaiian islands, while A. argentea has a wider distribution.[9]
Description
[edit]Sharpjaw bonefish grow up to 70 cm (28 in).[4] Like other bonefish, they have an elongated, silvery white body, with large scales.
References
[edit]- ^ Adams, A.; Guindon, K.; Horodysky, A.; MacDonald, T.; McBride, R.; Shenker, J.; Ward, R. (2012). "Albula argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T194298A2310290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T194298A2310290.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Albulidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Albula argentea". FishBase.
- ^ a b Hutcheson, Hilary (2025-04-09). "'Ō'IO: Giant Hawai'ian Bonefish on the Flats of Oahu". Fly Fisherman. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ Suescun, Alex (24 December 2014). "All About Bonefish". saltwatersportsman.com. Salt Water Sportsman. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Species in "Albula"". www.fishbase.org. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ Hidaka, K., Y. Iwatsuki and J.E. Randall, 2008. A review of the Indo-Pacific bonefishes of the Albula argentea complex, with a description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 55:53-64.
- ^ Guindon, Kathy; Andrij Horodysky (Hampton University); McBride, Richard; MacDonald, Tim; Aaron Adams (Mote Marine Laboratory); Jonathan Shenker (Florida Insititute of Technology); Rocky Ward (USGS Biological Resources Division) (2011-03-29). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Albula argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29.
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