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Kuhlia rupestris in Mauritius
Rock flagtail

Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède, 1802)
Family:	Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)	picture (Kurup_u3.jpg) by Pöllabauer, C.
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Rock flagtail
Max. size:	45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5329); max. published weight: 2,700 g (Ref. 5329)
Environment:	reef-associated; catadromous
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 26°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa to Asia and Oceania: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland, Australia and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-11. Diagnosis: Preorbital serrae 10-15 (obsolete in large specimens); body depth 2.6-3.0 in SL; mouth large for genus, maxilla reaching to below posterior half of eye; caudal fin emarginate, lobes somewhat rounded, caudal concavity 5.3-8.7 in head length (Ref. 41640). Reduced number of lateral line scales; 17-18(19) gillrakers on lower part of first bracnhial arch; body with spots (Ref. 79840). Coloration: Silvery, the scales dorsally on body with black edges, those on side with a black bar or spot; juveniles with a broad black zone, edged above and below in white, in soft portion of dorsal fin, and each lobe of caudal fin with a large, white-edged black spot; black areas in these fins enlarge with growth until in adults most of these fins black (caudal with upper and lower edges and corners whitish) (Ref. 41640).
Biology:	Primarily a freshwater inhabitant but may penetrate adjacent marine habitats (Ref. 41640). Adults occur in estuaries and the middle reaches of rivers; usually in relatively fast-flowing, clear streams (Ref. 2847, 79840). Usually in rainforests, as well as in rocky pools below waterfalls (Ref. 44894). Adults are omnivorous, feeding on small fishes, insects, crustaceans and fruits (figs) that drop into the water. Specific breeding habits are unknown, but adults move downstream into estuaries or to the sea to spawn (Ref. 44894). Neither anterolateral groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). Good food fish (Ref. 5329)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Randall, J.E. and H.A. Randall. 2001. (Ref. 41640)
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Mauritius country information
Common names:	Carpe d'eau douce, Kuhlie des rochers, Carpe, Doule de roche	Ref: Keith, P., G. Marquet, P. Valade, P. Bosc and E. Vigneux, 2006
Status:	native	Ref: Fricke, R., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations	Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Museum: MNHN A.3010, A.3011, 0832; NHMI uncat. (1 dry specimen); USNM 19968 (Ref. 33390). Also Ref. 41640, 79840.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mp.html
National Fisheries Authority:	ncb.intnet.mu/fishco/index.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Baissac, J. de B., 1990
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Modified: Musschoot, Tobias

Entered: Garilao, Cristina V.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07

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