Bonefish


a marine game fish, Albula vulpes, found in shallow tropical waters, having a skeleton composed of numerous small, fine bones.
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Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
Tales of Fishes Zane Grey
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Tales of Fishes Zane Grey

noun (pl) -fish, -fishes
a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae
a similar related fish, Dixonina nemoptera, of the Pacific Ocean

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