Species learning profile
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Bonefish (Albula vulpes) is a saltwater fish associated with coastal flats habitat in Atlantic. A downturned mouth roots out prey while its silver body mirrors shallow water.
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At a glance
- Água
- Água salgada
- Habitat
- coastal flats
- Comprimento máximo
- 104 cm
- Distribuição
- Atlântico
- Família
- Albulidae
- Ordem
- Albuliformes
Observe
How to identify Bonefish
- A downturned mouth roots out prey while its silver body mirrors shallow water.
- Guide context: coastal flats habitat in Atlantic.
- Reported maximum length: 104 cm — capable of growing longer than many people are tall. Maximum is not the same as typical adult size.
Field note: color, size, and markings can change with age, sex, season, depth, and lighting. Use several traits together.
Place and pattern
Where it lives—and how it behaves
Habitat and range
This species is associated with coastal flats habitat across Atlantic. Tides repeatedly cover and uncover sand, mud, or seagrass, creating short feeding windows.
Behavior
Moves onto flats with rising tides
Food-web connections
What it eats and why it matters
Diet
Worms, crabs, shrimp, and molluscs.
Ecological role
Stirs sediment and links flats with deeper channels.
Remember
One fact worth keeping
Bonefish pode chegar a cerca de 104 cm e costuma viver perto de coastal flats.
Think like a conservationist
A conservation lens
Coastal development, vessel pressure, degraded water quality, and seagrass loss can shrink feeding and nursery areas.
This habitat lens is not a current population-status assessment. Status can differ among regions and change as new assessments are published; follow the reference links and local fisheries or wildlife agencies for current decisions.
Recall
Quick knowledge check
Which habitat is most closely associated with Bonefish in this guide?
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References and further reading
Fishdle summarizes stable identification and ecology concepts in plain language. Taxonomy and population knowledge continue to change, so use primary assessments and regional authorities for conservation or management decisions.
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