Silver flagtail (Kuhlia munda)

Scientific name: Kuhlia munda De Vis, 1884

Silver flagtail (Kuhlia munda)

The Silver flagtail (Kuhlia munda) is a freshwater fish of the family Kuhliidae. Native range: Oceania, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 10; Dorsal soft rays: 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kuhlia munda
Family
Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.4
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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