Hawaiian flagtail
Kuhlia sandvicensis
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A fish from the central Pacific (Hawaii and other islands) that lives in the sea and also in fresh and brackish water, without needing them to complete its life cycle. It eats fish, invertebrates and insects. It reaches 25 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Kuhlia sandvicensis
- Family
- Kuhliidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Kuhliidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Synonyms
- Dules sandvicensis, Kuhlia malo, Kuhlia marginata, Moronopsis argenteus sandvicensis, Moronopsis sandvicensis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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