Like tarpons and ladyfishes, bonefishes can breathe air via a modified swim bladder and are found in brackish waters.

The slender body of the bonefish is silver, with a blue to green tinted back.

On the upper half of the body there are dark streaks with cross bands connecting to the lateral line.

[7] The bonefishes are brackish or saltwater fish typically living in estuaries and travelling out to sea to spawn on a lunar cycle.

They feed in the shallow sand and mud flats, on benthic organisms, such as worms, mollusks, shrimp and crabs.