- 여골 Bonefish
. 학명; Albula vulpes
. 서식지; 따뜻한 물의 수심 10미터이내에 서식
. 통명; 여골
. 특징; 원추형 머리에 흡반모양의 주둥이, 깊게 갈라진 꼬리
. 먹이와 요리법; 후추와 소금으로 절이고 굽는 것이 전형적인 바하마 요리법
1 학명과 서식지
- 학명; Albula vulpes
- 서식지
. 온도와 깊이; 따뜻한 물의 수심 10미터이내에 서식
. 지역; 전세계 아열대 및 열대 연안해역
. 공기호흡가능한 폐가 있어 갯벌과 맹그로브 석호를 포함한 조간대 지역선호
Bonefish are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. Around North America, they are most bountiful in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean, more so in the winter than in the summer; they are also somewhat abundant in Belize, Panama, and other Central American countries.
Habitat. Occurring in warm coastal areas, bonefish inhabit the shallows of intertidal waters, including around mud and sand flats, as well as in mangrove lagoons. They are also found in waters up to 30 feet deep and are able to live in oxygen-poor water because they possess lunglike bladders into which they can inhale air.
The particulars of bonefish reproduction are not well known, although it is thought that bonefish spawn from late winter to late spring, depending on locale. With a small head and a long, transparent body, the young bonefish looks like an eel until it undergoes a lep-tocephalus larval stage. It grows to about 21⁄2 inches long during this period, then experiences a metamorphosis that shrinks the young bonefish to half that size. The fins begin to appear during the shrinking, and in 10 to 12 days it attains the adult bonefish body form, only in miniature size. This growth process is similar in tarpon and ladyfish development. The young migrate out to the open sea to live on plankton, returning as juveniles to live in the shallows. Generally, bonefish are a schooling fish; smaller specimens are seen traveling in large numbers on the flats, whereas larger ones prefer smaller schools or groups of 5 to 10 fish.
2 통명
- 영어; banana fish, phantom, silver ghost, ladyfish, grubber, silver streak, tenny; French: banane de mer, sorte de mulet; Hawaiian: o’io; Japanese: soto-iwashi; Portuguese: juruma; Spanish: macabí, zorro.
- 한글; 여골
3 개요
- 길이; 79센티이내, 평균 30센티
- 무게; 14파운드이내, 평균 3파운드
Although the average bonefish weighs between 2 and 5 pounds, bonefish weighing up to 10 pounds are not uncommon. They can grow to 41 inches in length, averaging 1 to 21⁄2 feet long. The all-tackle world-record catch is a 19-pound fish.
4 특징
- 원추형 머리에 흡반모양의 주둥이, 깊게 갈라진 꼬리
- 은색 측면과 약간 어두운 등에서 은색 측면과 혼합되는 올리브 녹색 등까지 다양
- 떼로 서식하며 부화되어 바다로 이주하여 플랑크톤을 먹으며 자라 다시 해안으로 회귀
Although the bonefish was previously thought to be the only member of the Albulidae family, there are now five recognized species. The bonefish is the only significant sportfish among them, however, and is one of the most coveted of all saltwater gamefish. In keeping with its scientific name, which means “white fox,” it is indeed a wary, elusive creature, one that usually must be stalked with stealth and that bolts with startling speed when hooked or alarmed. Although bonefish have little food value to anglers and virtually all are released, they are a subsistence food in some locations. It is generally believed that bonefish are not good table fare, but some gourmands maintain that bonefish flesh is firm and tasty and the roe a delicacy.
Identification. The bonefish has armor plates, instead of scales, on its conical head and is distinguished from the similar ladyfish by its suckerlike mouth and snout-shaped nose, which are adapted to its feeding habits. It also has a single dorsal fin and a deeply forked tail. The coloring is bright silver on the sides and the belly, with bronze or greenish-blue tints on the back; there may also be yellow or dark coloring on parts of the fin and the snout, and sometimes there are dusky markings on the sides. The young have bronze backs and nine narrow crossbands.
5 먹이와 요리법
- 먹이; 해조류가 있는 곳에 서식하는 벌레, 게, 새우, 갑각류, 연체 동물 등
- 낙시용으로 인기있지만 살이 단단하고 맛이 좋아 식용도 가능
- 낙시로 포획
- 후추와 소금으로 절이고 굽는 것이 전형적인 바하마 요리법
Bonefish feed on crabs, shrimp, clams, shellfish, sea worms, sea urchins, and small fish. They prefer feeding during a rising tide, often doing so near mangroves. They root in the sand with their snouts for food and are often first detected while feeding with their bodies tilted in a head-down, tail-up manner, with all or part of their tail fins protruding from the surface. These are referred to as tailing fish. Bonefish also sometimes stir up the bottom when rooting along, which is called mudding; this can be a telltale indicator to the observant angler.