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Kuhlia marginata in New Caledonia
Dark-margined flagtail

Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier, 1829)
Family:	Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)	picture (Kumar_u0.jpg) by Shao, K.T.
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Dark-margined flagtail
Max. size:	17.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41640)
Environment:	demersal; catadromous
Climate:	tropical; 32°N - 28°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia and Oceania: Taiwan, Philippines and Indonesia to islands in the Pacific. The name Kuhlia marginata has been misapplied to other species and therefore some literature records may be suspect (Ref. 41640).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-12. Preorbital serrae 18-28; a few fine serrae may be present on suborbital; body depth 2.7-3.05 in SL; orbit diameter 2.75-3.3 in head length; maxilla extending to or slightly beyond a vertical at front edge of pupil; caudal concavity 2.5-3.1 in head length. Silvery, usually with blackish spots posteriorly on dorsal part of body that tends to merge to form bands anteriorly (or the dark pigment is concentrated on scale margins); most of snout and tip of chin blackish; caudal fin pale with a black posterior margin that broadens on lobe tips, then a very broad submarginal pale zone, often preceded by a chevron-shaped blackish band or row of blackish spots parallel with posterior margin; base of caudal fin with small blackish spots; a narrow white margin on soft portion of dorsal and anal fins with a broad blackish submarginal zone anteriorly that narrows posteriorly (broader in dorsal fin than anal) (Ref. 41640).
Biology:	Primarily a freshwater species; extent of penetration into brackish and marine environments uncertain (Ref. 41640). Has been found in moderately deep (1.5-3 m), rocky, unshaded, flowing water areas of mid-hill rivers (Ref. 6028)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Randall, J.E. and H.A. Randall. 2001. (Ref. 41640)
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New Caledonia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]	Ref:
Status:	native	Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Although reported from the southwest lagoon (Ref. 1889), Ref. 41640 notes that the extent of penetration into brackish or marine environments is uncertain. Also Ref. 13235, 13246. Became rare in some rivers because of the destruction of its habitat (Ref. 52351).
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Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nc.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Randall, J.E. and H.A. Randall, 2001
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