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Albuliformes
| Description | Albulidae is a family of fish, commonly known as the bonefishes, that are popular as game fish in Florida, select locations in the South Pacific and the Bahamas (where two bonefish are featured on the 10-cent coin) and elsewhere. The family is small, with 11 species in 3 genera. Presently, the bonefishes are in their own order: Albuliformes . The families Halosauridae and Notacanthidae were previously classified in this order, but are now, according to FishBase, given their own order Notacanthiformes. The largest bonefish caught in the Western Hemisphere is a 16-pound, 3 ounce example caught off Islamorada, Florida, on March 19, 2007. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuliformes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Albuliformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Albuliformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | bonefish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Albuliformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (16%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 112 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. S. Nelson. 2006. Fishes of the world, 4th edition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Bonefish, ソトイワシ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuliformes |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Albuloidei suborder | listed (PBDB) | 30 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Notacanthoidei ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Albulidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 103 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Osmeroididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyllodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Baugeichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1966 | Albuliformes Greenwood et al. |
| 1993 | Albuliformes Nolf and Dockery p. 25 |
| 2003 | Albuliformes Forey et al. p. 228 |
| 2006 | Albuliformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Albuliformes Long p. 242 |
| 2012 | Albuliformes Fierstine et al. p. 13 |
| 2013 | Albuliformes Betancur-R. et al. |
| 2019 | Albuliformes Ebersole et al. p. 161 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
