Scientific Name	Albula glossodonta   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	0 - 40M
Chinese	圓頜狐鰮	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	狐鰮科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F071　Albulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	圓頜北梭魚
Max Length	90 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	狐鰮、北梭魚、竹篙頭、鱸魚(臺東)、竹篙鰱(澎湖)、林投梭(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; [Lohajæ] Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea
Synonyms	Albula argenteus, Albula erythrocheilos, Albula forsteri, Albula neoguinaica, Albula vulpes, Argentina bonuk, Argentina glossodonta, Butyrinus bananus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Forsskål, P. 1775 Shen, S.-C. 1964 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. etc. 1999 Hidaka, K., H. Kishimoto etc. 2004
Specimen List	ASIZP0062934. ASIZP0067114. ASIZP0067133. ASIZP0067192. ASIZP0077177. ASIZP0077796. ASIZP0077833. ASIZP0077918. ASIZP0078111. ASIZP0700209. ASIZP0802129. ASIZP0802130. ASIZP0802131. ASIZP0912129. ASIZP0912130. ASIZP0912131. ASIZP0916968. FRIP03203. FRIP21234. NMMBP05018. NMMSTP00136. NMNSF01598. NTMP1298.
Common Name	Roundjaw bonefish; Sharpjaw bonefish; Indo-Pacific bonefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately elongate, fusiform, slightly compressed. Eye large. Snout conical, projecting well beyond lower jaw. Mouth small, inferior, gape not reaching anterior margin of eye; a small gular plate present between arms of lower jaw, but small and inconspicuous. Teeth small, granular, in patches on jaws and on roof and floor of mouth; tooth patches on parasphenoid and basibranchial bones more broadly oval in shape, average width/length 0.38 and 0.45, respectively; number of teeth in pharyngobranchial tooth patch usually 5-15. Branchiostegal rays about 10 to 15. Gill rakers rudimentary, consisting of small patches of minute, villiform teeth. All fins without spines; dorsal fin located at about midbody, with about 15-19rays; anal fin with 8-9 rays, located well behind dorsal fin; caudal fin deeply forked; pectoral fins low on side of body, near ventral outline; pelvic fins abdominal, located under posterior part of dorsal fin. Scales small, about 70 to 80 along lateral line. Body bluish green dorsally, often with several faint saddles of slightly darker colour; silvery on sides, with several faint, narrow, longitudinal lines; belly white; a spot of black pigment often present on the underside of snout, at least in smaller individuals.
habitats	Inhabits mud flats of turbid inner reefs and mangroves and sandy lagoons. Grabs food from the substratum using its snout. Can tolerate oxygen poor water by inhaling air into a lung-like air bladder. Migrates to mass spawn at seaward mouths of channels on
Distribution	Distribnted Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to the Hawaiian and Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island, Australia.
Utility	Marketed fresh.