Fivebar Flagtail, Kuhlia mugil (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Other Names: Barred flagtail, Fiveband Flagtail, Five-bar Flagtail, Ocean Flagfish
Fivebar Flagtails, Kuhlia mugil, at Kingston, Norfolk Island, December 2021. Source: Susan Prior / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A silvery flagtail with the front of snout and chin blackish, and a black and white banded tail. Fivebar Flagtails are often seen schools along the surge zone.
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Kuhlia mugil in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4457
Fivebar Flagtail, Kuhlia mugil (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
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Distribution |
Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and the far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea, to Ulladulla, southern New South Wales; also Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean, and Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere, the species is widespread in the Red Sea and Indo Pacific. Inhabits coral and rocky reefs, estuaries and the lower reaches of freshwater streams. Juveniles often occur in tide pools. |
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Feeding |
Feeds mostly at night on zooplankton and small fishes. |
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Fisheries |
Fished for food, bait, and taken for the aquarium trade. It is caught in seines, gill nets and by hook and line. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin mugil (= mullet), possibly in reference to the silver coloration of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Sciaena mugil Bloch & Schneider, 1801, Systema Ichthyol.: 541. Type locality: Otahaite [Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Fivebar Flagtail, Kuhlia mugil (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
References
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Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin 584 pp. 110 pls. See ref at BHL
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