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Family Kuhliidae
HAWAII
Kuhlia xenura
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet |
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Juvenile, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Palea Point, Oahu, 20 feet
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Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 25 feet |
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HAWAIIAN FLAGTAIL
āholehole
| Locally common as aggregations in shallow rocky areas exposed to wave
action. Juveniles are seasonally common in tidepools, brackish
estuaries, and fishponds. Feeds upon zooplankton and worms.
Silver with scattered orange or brown spots, large elliptical eyes, tail
with a dark trailing edge. Attains 11.5 inches. Endemic to
Hawai‘i.
Until 2001 this fish was known as Kuhlia sandvicensis, another
valid Indo-Pacific species that was described in Hawai‘i but mistaken for
Kuhlia marginata, a valid freshwater species not found in
Hawai‘i.
Kuhlia
sandvicensis is rare in Hawai‘i and is best distinguished by having
small round eyes, a deep silver body without spots, and prominent wavy
lines on the forehead.
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