Longjaw bonefish (Albula forsteri)

Scientific name: Albula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847

The Longjaw bonefish (Albula forsteri) is a brackish-water fish of the family Albulidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Albula forsteri
Family
Albulidae (Bonefishes)
Order
Albuliformes (Bonefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
2–90 m (7–295 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 2 - 90 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Western and eastern Australia to Fiji, the Hawaiian Islands, and French Polynesia, perhaps Micronesia. Confused in the literature and in collections with other species of the Genus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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