Bonefish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bonefish lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Albula vulpes
Group	Bony fish
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Africa, North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Albuliformes
Family	Albulidae

Where does the bonefish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bonefish in 14 countries and territories across Africa, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Maceió.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bonefish endangered?

The bonefish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bonefish?

The bonefish (Albula vulpes) is a ray-finned fish in the order Albuliformes and the family Albulidae, genus Albula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bonefish

The bonefish (Albula vulpes) or bananafish is the type species of the bonefish family (Albulidae), the only family in order Albuliformes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bonefish (revision 1356235947), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2014405 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).