Bonefish

For the superclass of bony fishes, see Osteichthyes. For the United States Navy submarines, see USS Bonefish. For the restaurant chain, see Bonefish Grill.

Bonefish
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Albuliformes
Family:	Albulidae
Genus:	Albula
Species:	A. vulpes
Binomial name
Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Species Esox vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 Vulpis vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)  ?Albula lacustris Walbaum, 1792 Albula conoryncha Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Clupea brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 non Steindachner, 1879 Albula plumieri Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Amia immaculata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Clupea macrocephala Lacépède, 1803 Conorynchus macrocephalus (Lacépède, 1803)  ?Butyrinus bananus Lacepède, 1803 Glossodus forskalii Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Engraulis bahiensis Spix, 1829 Engraulis serica Spix, 1829 Albula parrae Valenciennes, 1847 Albula goreensis Valenciennes, 1847 Esunculus costai Kaup, 1856 Vulpis bahamensis Catesby, 1771 Albulas gronovii Walbaum, 1792 Albula rostrata Gronow, 1854  ?Albula unbarana Marcgrave ex de Castelnau, 1855

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