Diagnostic Description
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Preorbital serrae 11-14; body depth 2.75-3.05 in SL; caudal concavity 1.85-2.6 in head length; Silvery, the front of snout and chin blackish; caudal fin white with a median dark stripe and two broad oblique black bands across each lobe, the lobe tips white; a dusky band in outer part of soft portion of dorsal fin except for white tip of high anterior part. Juveniles (2.0-3.0 cm SL) have the median and outer black bands in the caudal fin lobes, but the middle band is represented only by a black spot basally in the outer part of each lobe (Ref. 41640).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 10 - 12
Trophic Strategy
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Tightly packed schools occur along the reef margin of rocky shorelines, from just below the breaking surf to a depth of a few meters, entering estuaries and freshwater. Schools found in caves and in surge channels (Ref. 9710). Feed on free-swimming crustaceans and small fishes at night (Ref. 5213). Utilized fresh or dried salted (Ref. 7271).
Biology
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Tightly packed schools occur along the reef margin of rocky shorelines, from just below the breaking surf to a depth of a few meters. Young commonly in tide pools (Ref. 41640). Sometimes found in estuaries but reported to never enter freshwater environments (Ref. 41640). Feeds on free-swimming crustaceans and small fishes at night (Ref. 5213). Utilized fresh or dried salted (Ref. 7271).
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Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums; bait: usually; price category: unknown; price reliability:
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分布
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廣泛分布於印度-太平洋區海域，自紅海、東非洲至加拉巴哥群島，北至日本南部，南至羅得豪及拉帕島。台灣各地河口、沿岸及離島均有分布。
利用
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一般以流刺網或一支釣均能捕獲。每年2-4月為盛漁期。為味美之食用魚，煮湯可口。少數人將其蓄養觀賞。
描述
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體延長而側扁，呈紡錐形。頭中大。吻長較眼徑略短，或相等。上頜骨向後達瞳孔之前緣下方。眶前骨及前鰓蓋骨邊緣具鋸齒。體被中小型櫛鱗，頰部、鰓蓋及鰓蓋下骨均具鱗；側線完全而平直，僅於胸鰭上方略向上彎曲；背、臀鰭基部均具鱗鞘。背鰭單一，硬棘部和軟條部間具缺刻，硬棘X，軟條數9-11；臀鰭硬棘III，軟條數10-11；尾鰭深叉形。體青色，下部銀白色。各鰭淡黃色，背、臀鰭具不顯之黑色緣；尾鰭上下葉各有2條黑色帶，而中間另有一黑縱帶。
棲地
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主要棲息於熱帶沿岸水域，群游性魚種，由潮池到幾公尺深之淺水域，亦喜好棲息於河口區的汽水域，但不溯入河川中；幼魚則常出現於潮池。一般在夜間覓食，以小魚、甲殼類等為攝食對象，是種貪吃的魚種。
Kuhlia mugil
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Kuhlia mugil, the barred flagtail, the fiveband flagtail or the five-bar flagtail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a flagtail belonging to the family Kuhliidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Description
Kuhlia mugil has a compressed body which is shaped like an elongated oval with a large eye and an oblique mouth which has a projecting lower jaw.[3] It is covered with moderately large ctenoid scales. It is normally silver in colour, although the upper flanks sometimes show a bluish, brownish or yellowish tinge. The caudal fin has a pattern of five dark bars alternating with paler areas.[4] There is a dusky band along the margin of the soft rayed portion of the dorsal fin except for a white tip on highest anterior part.[2] The tip of the snout and the tip of the chain are blackish.[5] The dorsal fin is deeply notched.[3] There are 10 spines and 10-11 soft rays in the dorsal fin with 3 spines and 10-12 soft rays in the anal fin. It can attain a standard length of 40 centimetres (16 in).[2]
Distribution
Kuhlia mugil has a widespread distribution which encompasses the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It is found from the Red Sea and the east African coast east through the Indo-Pacific to the eastern Pacific islands of Clipperton, Cocos and Revillagigedo. The range extends north to southern Japan, and south to Australia.[1] In Australia the range extends from the Torres Strait to Seal Rocks, New South Wales as well as Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.[5] In the eastern Pacific they are found at the tip of Baja California and along the coast from Costa Rica to Colombia.[3] The species is absent from the Marquesas, Hawaii and Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, and Johnston Island.[2]
Habitat and biology
This species occurs on reefs at depths of 3 to 18 m (9.8 to 59.1 ft), where they form tightly packed schools. Young fish can also be found in tide pools. This species has also been reported occasionally from estuaries but never from fresh waters.[2] It is a nocturnal forager, preying mainly on zooplankton and small fishes.[5]
Usage
Kuhlia mugil is caught for food, bait, and the aquarium trade. Fishermen use seines, gill nets and hook and line to catch them.[1] It is sold fresh or preserved by drying and salting.[2]
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Kuhlia mugil: Brief Summary
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Kuhlia mugil, the barred flagtail, the fiveband flagtail or the five-bar flagtail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a flagtail belonging to the family Kuhliidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Description
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Tightly packed schools occur along the reef margin of rocky shorelines, from just below the breaking surf to a depth of a few meters, entering estuaries and fresh waters. Feeds on free-swimming crustaceans and small fishes at night (Ref. 5213). Not shy of humans. Utilized as bait (Ref. 9308).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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