Albula pacifica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Albuliformes |
Family: | Albulidae |
Genus: | Albula |
Species: | A. pacifica
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Binomial name | |
Albula pacifica (Beebe 1942)
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Albula pacifica also known as the Pacific shafted bonefish is a species of fish native to the eastern Pacific.[3]
Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution, however 9 different species have since been identified. There are three identified species in the Atlantic and six in the Pacific.[4]