Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Common Bonefish

Albula vulpes

Spanish: Macabí

Common Bonefish (Albula vulpes)
Photographed by nicosalino on iNaturalist · taken in United States, not near La Saladita

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

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Albuliformes › Albulidae
IUCN statusNear Threatened (NT)
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records503 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Common Bonefish (Albula vulpes) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/albula-vulpes/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.