Albula argentea
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Albuliformes (Bonefishes)
Albulidae (Bonefishes)
Albula
Albula argentea
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. 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).
Distribution
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.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 0-90 m.
Biology
Seldom found on coral reefs, occasionally in sheltered, shallow lagoons (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Max length: 70.0 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Spawning occurs in open waters. Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD), assessed 2011-03-29. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Randall, J.E. (1995) Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.
Randall, J.E. (1996) Shore fishes of Hawai'i. Natural World Press, Vida, Oregon. 216 p.
Randall, J.E. (2005) Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p.
Mundy, B.C. (2005) Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704.
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.
Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez (2011) Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463.
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