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:''For the United States Navy submarines, see USS Bonefish.''
The 'bonefish' is the type species of the Albulidae, or bonefishes. It is amphidromous, living in the brackish waters of estuaries. Although it is caught for sport its flesh is not considered particularly good to eat.

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Range

Description

Diet

Habitat

Points of note

References

Range

Worldwide in warm seas.^[1]

Description

Weight up to 10kg, Length to 104cm. Silvery in colour with dusky fins - the bases of the pectoral fins are yellow. Except for large individuals, tends to be found in schools.

Diet

Known to feed on on benthic worms, crustaceans, and molluscs.

Habitat

Found from 0-84m depth in coastal waters over muddy or sandy ocean floor.

Points of note

An important game fish. This fish may improve its tolerance to oxygen-poor water by inhaling air into a lung-like airbladder.

References

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