Albula argentea

Albula argentea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Albuliformes
Family: Albulidae
Genus: Albula
Species:
A. argentea
Binomial name
Albula argentea
(Forster, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Esox argenteus Forster, 1801 non Gmelin 1789
  • Synodus argenteus Forster 1801 ex Schneider 1801
  • Albula forsteri Valenciennes, 1847
  • Albula neoguinaica Valenciennes, 1847
  • Albula seminuda Valenciennes, 1847

Albula argentea, the silver sharpjaw bonefish, 'ō'io, or simply sharpjaw bonefish, is a species of bonefish found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.

The name 'ō'io may refer to other species of bonefish in Hawaii, such as the longjaw bonefish Albula virgata, and the roundjaw/shortjaw bonefish Albula glossodonta.

Taxonomy and nomenclature

Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, but 11 different species have since been identified.

Albula virgata (the longjaw bonefish) and Albula oligolepis (the smallscale bonefish) were formerly assigned to this species, but are now recognized as distinct. A. virgata is only found around the Hawaiian islands, while A. argentea has a wider distribution.

Description

Sharpjaw bonefish grow up to 70 cm (28 in). Like other bonefish, they have an elongated, silvery white body, with large scales.

References

  1. ↑ Adams, A.; Guindon, K.; Horodysky, A.; MacDonald, T.; McBride, R.; Shenker, J.; Ward, R. (2012). "Albula argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T194298A2310290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T194298A2310290.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  3. ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Albulidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Albula argentea". FishBase.
  5. 1 2 Hutcheson, Hilary (2025-04-09). "'Ō'IO: Giant Hawaiʻian Bonefish on the Flats of Oahu". Fly Fisherman. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  6. ↑ Suescun, Alex (24 December 2014). "All About Bonefish". saltwatersportsman.com. Salt Water Sportsman. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Species in "Albula"". www.fishbase.org. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Guindon, Kathy; Andrij Horodysky (Hampton University); McBride, Richard; MacDonald, Tim; Aaron Adams (Mote Marine Laboratory); Jonathan Shenker (Florida Institute of Technology); Rocky Ward (USGS Biological Resources Division) (2011-03-29). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Albula argentea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-05-08.