Albula virgata
| Albula virgata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Albulidae |
| Genus: | Albula |
| Species: | A. virgata |
| Binomial name | |
| Albula virgata D.S. Jordan & E.K. Jordan, 1922 | |
Albula virgata[1] is a species of marine fish found in the Hawaiian Islands. They grow up to 32 cm (13 in).
Taxonomy
Albula virgata was first described by the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan and his son Edward Knight Jordan in 1922. For decades, it was considered a synonym of either Albula vulpes or Albula neoguinaica.[2][3] It was eventually recognized as a species distinct from Albula argentea.[4]
Description
Albula virgata is similar to A. argentea and A. oligolepis in length of the upper jaw, but differs in having fewer vertebrae and lateral-line scales, as well as having the tip of pelvic fin reaching beyond anterior edge of anus.[4]
Distribution
Albula virgata is known only from the Hawaiian Islands.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Albula virgata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ↑ Whitehead PJP (1986) The synonymy of Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Teleostei, Albulidae). Cybium 10:211–230
- ↑ Randall JE, Bauchot ML (1999) Clarification of the two Indo-Pacific species of bonefishes, Albula glossodonta and A. forsteri. Cybium 23:79–83
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.