bonefish
Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- bonefish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Albuliformes
- Family
- Albulidae
- Genus
- Albula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAlbuliformes
- familyAlbulidae Bleeker, 1849
- subfamilyAlbulinae Bleeker, 1849
- genusAlbula Scopoli, 1777
- speciesAlbula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Albula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| shafted bonefishAlbula nemoptera (Fowler, 1911) | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Albula esuncula (Garman, 1899) | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| roundjaw bonefishAlbula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775) | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Albula goreensis Valenciennes, 1847 | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Albula oligolepis Hidaka, Iwatsuki & Randall, 2008 | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Albula pacifica (Beebe, 1942) | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Albula virgata Jordan & Jordan, 1922 | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Engraulis sericus Spix, 1829 Spix, 1829 | synonym |
| Esunculus costai Kaup, 1856 Kaup, 1856 | synonym |
| Albula lacustris Walbaum, 1792 Walbaum, 1792 | synonym |
| Amia immaculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Albula rostrata Gray, 1854 Gray, 1854 | synonym |
| Butyrinus bananus Lacepède, 1803 Lacepède, 1803 | synonym |
| Clupea macrocephala Lacepède, 1803 Lacepède, 1803 | synonym |
| Engraulis bahiensis Spix, 1829 Spix, 1829 | synonym |
| Glossodus forskalii Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | synonym |
| Esox vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Albula conorynchus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Albula parrae Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Albula plumieri Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Clupea brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212256 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:65W5L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.