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Updated 4/7/2020

Family Kuhliidae

Flagtails

Flagtails are bright silver fishes with two dorsal fins and large eyes.  They are nocturnal and may be found as aggregations in shallow rocky areas exposed to wave action.  Juveniles are seasonally common in tidepools, brackish estuaries, and fishponds.  Adults feed upon zooplankton and are excellent food fishes.

 

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Kuhlia xenura  

HAWAIIAN FLAGTAIL     āholehole

 

  

CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

 

Kuhlia sandwicensis

RETICULATED FLAGTAIL     āholehole

 

INDO-PACIFIC / TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Kuhlia mugil

BARRED FLAGTAIL

 

Family Gerreidae

Mojarras

Silvery, diamond-shaped fishes of shallow soft habitats where they feed upon small invertebrates.  None occur in Hawaii.

INDO-PACIFIC

Gerres longirostris

LONGTAIL MOJARRA

 

Gerres oyena

OBLONG MOJARRA

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Eucinostomus gula

SILVER JENNY

 

Gerres cinereus

YELLOWFIN MOJARRA