roundjaw bonefish
Albula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Albula glossodonta (roundjaw bonefish, shortjaw bonefish, Indo-Pacific bonefish, sharpjaw bonefish, 'ō'io, or smallmouth bonefish is a type of bonefish found in the Pacific Ocean. Shortjaw bonefish are important to food security throughout the coastal Pacific, where they are native, as Pacific island communities depend on this fish for food. However, the species has become depleted throughout much of its range.
The name 'ō'io may refer to other species of bonefish in Hawaii, such as the longjaw bonefish Albula virgata, and the sharpjaw bonefish Albula argentea.
Wikipedia contributors, Shortjaw bonefish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:45:47.626010+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Albula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Forsskål, 1775)
- Common name
- roundjaw 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: no · 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 glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775)
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 |
| bonefishAlbula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) | AlbulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Albula esuncula (Garman, 1899) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Argentina bonuk Lacepède, 1803 Lacepède, 1803 | synonym |
| Albula erythrocheilos Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Argentina glossodonta Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | 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=212255 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:BGSN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.