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==Behavior== An [[amphidromous]] species, it lives in inshore tropical waters and moves onto shallow [[mudflat]]s or sand flats to feed with the incoming [[tide]]. Adults and juveniles may shoal together, and mature adults may be found singly or in pairs.<ref name= "Suescun 2014" /> The bonefish feeds on [[benthic]] [[worm]]s, [[Fish larva|fry]], [[crustacean]]s, and [[mollusk]]s.<ref name="fishbase">{{FishBase|genus=Albula|species=vulpes|year=2007|month=June}}</ref> Ledges, drop-offs, and clean, healthy [[seagrass]] beds yield abundant small prey such as [[crab]]s and [[shrimp]]. It may follow [[stingray]]s to catch the small animals they root from the substrate.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} In the [[Los Roques archipelago]] bonefish primarily hunt glass minnows, however this behavior is atypical.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Sam |title=Catch Bonefish with Lures |url=https://www.sportfishingmag.com/species/fish-species/catch-bonefish-lures/ |website=www.sportfishingmag.com |date=7 May 2014 |publisher=Sport Fishing Magazine |access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
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