Albula koreana

Species of fish

Albula koreana

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Albuliformes
Family:  | Albulidae
Genus:  | Albula
Species:  |

A. koreana

Binomial name
Albula koreana

Kwun & Kim, 2011

Albula koreana, the Korean bonefish, is a species of marine fish found in the western Pacific Ocean, off the coast of eastern Asia.[1][2]

## Taxonomy

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Bonefish were once believed to be a single species with a global distribution; however, nine different species have since been identified. There are three identified species in the Atlantic and six in the Pacific.[3] A. koreana was described as a new species in 2011 based on genetic evidence from populations previously assigned to A. vulpes.[1][4]

## Distribution

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This species has been identified off the southern coast of South Korea and the northern coast of Taiwan.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Adams, A.; Guindon, K.; Horodysky, A.; MacDonald, T.; McBride, R.; Shenker, J.; Ward, R. (2012). "Albula koreana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199659A2608983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199659A2608983.en. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
2. ^ "Albula koreana, Korean bonefish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
3. ^ Suescun, Alex. "All About Bonefish". saltwatersportsman.com. Salt Water Sportsman. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
4. ^ a b Kwun, Hyuck Joon; Kim, Jin Koo (2011-06-02). "A new species of bonefish, Albula koreana (Albuliformes: Albulidae) from Korea and Taiwan". Zootaxa. 2903 (1): 57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2903.1.6. ISSN 1175-5334.

Taxon identifiers

Albula koreana|

* Wikidata: Q6400027
* Wikispecies: Albula koreana
* CoL: BGSR
* FishBase: 66113
* GBIF: 5853935
* iNaturalist: 187035
* IRMNG: 11801322
* IUCN: 199659
* NCBI: 797391
* Open Tree of Life: 469808
* WoRMS: 712410