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Updated 11/12/2023
Family Kuhliidae
CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Kuhlia
sandwicensis
RETICULATED
FLAGTAIL āholehole
Rare in shallow rocky areas with freshwater intrusion. Juveniles
occur in tidepools, brackish
estuaries, and fishponds. Feeds upon zooplankton and worms.
Silver with maze-like pattern on forehead, small round eyes, forehead
with straight profile, body appears stubby next to K. xenura. Attains 11 inches. Hawai'i,
Pitcairn, & the Central Pacific. Records of this species in
Hawai'i usually refer to the common endemic Kuhlia
xenura. Erroneously reported from Hawai'i as
Kuhlia marginata.
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