Kuhlia munda (De Vis, 1884)
Silver flagtail
Kuhlia munda
photo by Ryan, P.

 Family:  Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)
 Max. size:  13.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range - 2 m
 Distribution:  Oceania: Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia. Also known from Japan (Ref. 96269).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Preorbital serrae 14-21; body depth 2.55-2.85 in SL; orbit diameter 2.55-2.8 in head length; maxilla usually reaching to below anterior margin of pupil; caudal concavity 2.5-3.0 in head length. Silvery, front of lips and upper half of snout blackish; caudal fin yellow with a very broad black posterior margin, the upper and lower margins narrowly black, but broadening towards base, often connecting across base of fin (Ref. 41640).
 Biology:  Found inshore (Ref. 75154).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 06.09.95
 Modified by: Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei - 25.05.15

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