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Kuhlia mugil

A‘ore

Barred Flagtail

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Barred Flagtail, Fiveband Flagtail, Flagtail Aholehole, Banded Flagtail; German Brandungs-Fahnenschwanz; French Poisson-pavillon Rayé, Croco Drapeau

TRADITIONAL NAMES: A‘ore (RR MK PL), Ā‘ore‘ore < Ā‘ore (MG), Aore (AT), ‘Āore (MT), ‘Aputu (AK), Ahole (TS), Ahore (TW), Ayole (PK); Other Polynesian - Patia Nato (TAH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Tahiti, Galapagos - tropical America; n. to s.Japan; s. to n.NZ

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; PLUS: Both Groups.; Marine, near-shore

KEY FEATURES: To 23cm SL.(RM91) [ 20cm - GBR]

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Cook Islands Distribution

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

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

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Scientific Taxonomy

Kuhlia mugil (Forster, 1801)
SYNONYMS: Sciaena mugil [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; KUHLIIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: 1 specimen night set gillnet, Avatiu Pass. ID Sims (Sims88). Mangaia: specimen, NBSAP, 9/2000, ID GM; reported as Kuhlia taeniura (Clerk81). Atiu: field-specimen, College collection, 10/2000, ID GMcC. Mauke: fieldspecimen, College, 3/2001, ID GMcC. Manihiki: 1 specimen #A685 as Kuhlia taeniura (B&M74). Pukapuka: informant reports at NBSAP meeting, 2/2004.

References:
text p.125 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 44a Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.135 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.217 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 39-04 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM06a, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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