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Albula argentea (Forster, 1801)

Longjaw bonefish
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Hawaii country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported in Ref. 7490, 26145, 58302 (from Kaua'i in shallow, coastal areas at ca. 2 m). Record outside distributional range; probalbly referring to (Ref. 74924).
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Main Ref: Hidaka, K., Y. Iwatsuki and J.E. Randall, 2008
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Common names from other countries

Pacific bonefish, Sharpjaw bonefish, Albula novoguinejská, ... more

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

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 90 m (Ref. 58302).   Tropical; 41°N - 34°S, 92°E - 123°W

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Western Pacific: Indo-Malayan to South Pacific (east to the Society Is, and the Marquesas).

Part of a species complex wherein its former Indo-Pacific distribution has been divided with A. oligolepis found in the Indian Ocean and A. virgata known only from Hawaii.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 54980)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Vértebra: 65 - 69. Compared with A. glossodonta, argentea have a larger mouth, upper jaw 2.6-2.9 in HL, more pointed lower jaw, and no blackish spot on the underside of the tip of the snout (Ref. 26145).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Seldom found on coral reefs, occasionally in sheltered, shallow lagoons (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Spawning occurs in open waters. Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 205).

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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. (Ref. 74924)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 29 March 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 27.6 (based on 650 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5007   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00559 - 0.03252), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).