Kuhlia
caudavittata
(Lacepède, 1802)
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Family:
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Kuhliidae
(Aholeholes)
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Google Image (not verified) http://www.ccfishery.net
May show another species!
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6799) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
http://www.ccfishery.net
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Africa: probably endemic of Reunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez and Madagascar (Ref. 57749).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11 - 14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 – 13. Oval and high body, laterally compressed and elongated. Lower jaws proeminent. Large protusible and superior mouth. Opercle shows two spines. Dorsal fin starts at the same level than the pelvics. Silvery body with a darker blue to greyish back. Caudal forked with two vertical stripes. First at the base of the caudal and second is the posterior margin of the fin. In between these two stripes is a white stripe. K. splendens Regan, 1913 might be a synonym of that species (Stapley pers. com.).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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