Species FAO code: BOF

Albula vulpes

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Damenfisch de Frauenfisch de Grätenfisch de Tarpon	–
Denmark	da Damefisk da almindelig damefisk	–
Germany	de Frauenfisch de Tarpon de Grätenfisch de Damenfisch	–
Netherlands	nl Gratenvis	–
Slovenia	sl bananarica sl bananarice	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Albula vulpes

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BOF

Morphological description

Branchiostegal rays 12-14 (Ref. 4639). Silvery with dusky fins; base of pectorals yellow (Ref. 3970). Body elongate and fusiform (Ref. 4832). Last ray of dorsal and anal fins not prolonged; head region naked; spot and band absent on head; margin of nasal pore not black (Ref. 13608). Bluntly conical snout extends beyond inferior mouth (Ref. 26938). Pectoral and pelvic axillary scales present; a single long scale on each side of membrane between each ray of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 4832).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderAlbuliformes
  - FamilyAlbulidae
    - GenusAlbula
      - SpeciesAlbula vulpes

Synonyms

Esunculus costai Kaup, 1856
Clupea brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Glossodus forskalii Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Albula parrae Valenciennes, 1847
Albula conorynchus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Engraulis bahiensis Spix, 1829
Engraulis sericus Spix, 1829
Albula lacustris Walbaum, 1792
Amia immaculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox vulpes Linnaeus, 1758
Clupea macrocephala Lacepède, 1803
Albula plumieri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Butyrinus bananus Lacepède, 1803

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Albula vulpes

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Beach seines

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast