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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)
Etymology: Kuhlia: Because of Heindrich Kuhl, 1797-1821; researcher also with lizards (Gekkonidae). More on author: Regan.

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Freshwater; brackish; pelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Africa: Madagascar. Endemic and restricted to rivers draining the eastern coast of the island (Ref. 87783).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87783)

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Differs from congeners , with the exception of K. rupestris, in the possession of an emarginate (vs. deeply forked) caudal fin. K. sauvagii is distinguished from K. rupestris in the coloration of the iris (light brown vs. silvery white), the presence of a distinctive wide orange-red cresent-shaped marking covering the upper half of the eye (absent in K. rupestris), the absence of a black blotch on the upper and lower lobe of the caudal fin in specimens >50.0 mm SL, a lower gill-raker count (18-20 [mode 19] vs. 18-23 [mode 20]), and by more pored lateral line scales (42-44 vs. 38-41) (Ref. 87783).

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Loiselle, P. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2007. Rehabilitation of the Malagasy Endemic Kuhlia sauvagii Regan, 1913 (Teleostei: Perciformes), with the Designation of a Neotype for Centropomus rupestris Lacépède, 1802. American Museum Novitates 3561:1-13. (Ref. 87783)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Kuhlia sauvagii Regan, 1913