BONEFISHES - Albulidae
General:
About 105 cm maximum length, reported for Albula vulpes.
Can tolerate oxygen-poor situations by inhaling air into a lung-like air bladder. Feed on benthic invertebrates.
Spawn in open water, eggs are pelagic. Highly prized sportfishes.
About 105 cm maximum length, reported for Albula vulpes.
Can tolerate oxygen-poor situations by inhaling air into a lung-like air bladder. Feed on benthic invertebrates.
Spawn in open water, eggs are pelagic. Highly prized sportfishes.
Etymology
Latin, albulus, -a, -um = whitish
Latin, albulus, -a, -um = whitish
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