BPBM 20707Ichthyology

Albula glossodonta

Shortjaw Bonefish

As recorded: Albula glossodonta (Forsskål, 1775)

Animalia › Chordata › Albuliformes › Albulidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: September 28, 1975
Locality: Sudan
Island: Sudan
Record type: Preserved specimen

16 Bishop specimens of Albula glossodonta · collected 1900–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 28, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 20 other specimens.

Albula glossodonta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-13.

2026-06-13

Hawaii, US

(c) annarcustodio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-14

French Polynesia

(c) Lilly Sydenham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-16

Hawaii, US

(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-27

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-16

Makkah, SA

(c) David R. Pugh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-16

Makkah, SA

(c) David R. Pugh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Albula glossodonta. BPBM 20707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34885431. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20707.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34885431 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026