Kuhlia
munda
(De Vis, 1884)
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Family:
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Kuhliidae
(Aholeholes)
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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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Silver flagtail |
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Max. size:
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13.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41640) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Oceania: Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10 - 11;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 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).
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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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