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Kuhlia sandvicensis (Steindachner, 1876) Hawaiian flagtail |
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photo by
Cook, D.C. |
| Family: | Kuhliidae (Aholeholes) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Pacific Ocean: widely distributed around oceanic islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-12. Preorbital serrae 10-20; body depth 2.6-2.9 in SL; dorsal profile of head nearly straight; eye not very large, orbit diameter 3.0-3.45 in head length; caudal concavity 1.45-1.7 in head length; third anal fin spine longer than second; pelvic fin spine 2.3-2.9 in head length. Silvery with a coarse silver and black reticulum dorsally on head; posterior edge of caudal fin blackish (Ref. 41640). | |||
| Biology: | Length at maturity about 18 cm. Taken with hook and line using bread or shrimp for bait (Ref. 44091). A native Hawaiian fish found in both marine and freshwater habitats. Feeds on fishes, invertebrates, and insects. Sr/Ca profiles from otoliths of juvenile and adult fish from fresh and salt water indicated that use of stream habitats by this species is facultative (Ref. 51353). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||