General Information

COMMON NAMES: Dark-margined Flagtail, Spotted Flagtail, Orange-finned Flagtail; German Silber-Fahnenschwanz; French Poisson-pavillon à Bordures Noires TRADITIONAL NAMES: A‘ore (RR PL), Raparapa < ‘Aputu (MG), ‘Aputu (AT MT AK), ‘Āputuputu < ‘Aputu < ‘Aputu Pai (MK), Ahole (TS), Ahore (TW), Ayole (PK); Other Polynesian - Patia (TAH), Ahore (TUA), Hoke / Hohoe (MQA); COMMENT: MH aore JSB&CM GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Sri Lanka - Ducie, Hawai‘i; n. to s.Japan; s. to Rapa COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; PLUS: Both Groups; reef flat and in lagoons; rod and net.; Marine, near-shore KEY FEATURES: To 20cm SL.(RM91) SIMILAR SPECIES: The Hawaiian Flagtail (Kuhlia sandvicensis] recorded by Bullivant and McCann in Manihiki may be been the Kuhlia marginata. The presence of the Hawaiian Flagtail in the Nothern Group needs to be verified by experts.

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
	P					P?

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
P	P		P

Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier, 1829)
SYNONYMS: Dules marginatus [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; KUHLIIDAE. COMMENT: SciName questioned J.E.Randall pers.comm. 3/2000 - needs taxonomic investigation.

Vouchers:
Mauke: fieldspecimen+Photo, College, 3/2001, ID GMcC. Palmerston: reported (Preston95). Manihiki: 6 specimens #A781, 1 specimen #A558 as Kuhlia sandvicensis [=Hawaiian endemic] likely also this sp. GMcC (B&M74). Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004.

References:
text p.125 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate -125b Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.219 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 39-03 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
Species No. 441 Munro (1967) Fishes of New Guinea

Data Update History (information):
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