Albula Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:450 [ref. 3990]. Fem. Esox vulpes Linnaeus 1758. Early nomenclatural history confused; this authorship the valid one for the bonefish genus (see Whitehead 1986 [ref. 5733]). •Valid as Albula Scopoli 1777 -- (Rivas & Warlen 1967:251 [ref. 23666], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:21 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:157 [ref. 5712], Paxton et al. 1989:106 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:970 [ref. 13285], Randall & Bauchot 1999:79 [ref. 23836], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:92 [ref. 24550], Smith & Randall 1999:1623 [ref. 24662], Colborn et al. 2001:807 [ref. 25230], Smith 2003:684 [ref. 26989], Pfeiler et al. 2006:778 [ref. 28922], Paxton et al. 2006:227 [ref. 28995], Hidaka et al. 2008:56 [ref. 29526], Pfeiler 2008:839 [ref. 29805], Pfeiler et al. 2008:763 [ref. 29949], Iwatsuki 2009:16 [ref. 30433], Valdez-Moreno 2010:667 [ref. 31032], Kwun & Kim 2011:57 [ref. 31334], Pfeiler et al. 2011:1 [ref. 31589]). Current status: Valid as Albula Scopoli 1777. Albulidae: Albulinae.