Kuhlia mugil

Kuhlia mugil
	Kuhlia mugil
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Kuhliidae
Genus:	Kuhlia
Species:	K. mugil
Binomial name
	Kuhlia mugil; (J. R. Forster, 1801)
Synonyms
	Sciaena mugil J. R. Forster, 1801; Dules taeniurus G. Cuvier, 1829; Kuhlia taeniura (G. Cuvier, 1829); Perca argentea J. W. Bennett, 1830; Dules argenteus (J. W. Bennett, 1830); Dules bennetti Bleeker, 1853; Kuhlia arge D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890; Kuhlia sterneckii Steindachner, 1898; Dules taeniurus malpeloensis Fowler, 1944;

Kuhlia mugil, the barred flagtail, the fiveband flagtail or the five-bar flagtail, is a species of marine

Kuhliidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific

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.

anal fin. It can attain a standard length of 40 centimetres (16 in).^[2]

Kuhlia mugil has a widespread distribution which encompasses the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It is found from the

This species occurs on

estuaries but never from fresh waters.^[2] It is a nocturnal forager, preying mainly on zooplankton and small fishes.^[5]

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doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196412A2455231.en
. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Kuhlia mugil" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Species: Kuhlia mugil, Barred flagtail, Five-bar flagtail". Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Mark McGrouther (19 February 2020). "Fivebar Flagtail, Kuhlia mugil (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)". Australian Museum.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dianne J. Bray. "Kuhlia mugil". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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