Albula koreana

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

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

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

References

1. 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. 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.