HAWAIIAN FLAGTAIL

Kuhlia sandvicensis


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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Kuhlia sandvicensis (Steindachner, 1876)

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Length at maturity about 18 cm. Taken with hook and line using bread or shrimp for bait (Ref. 44091). A native Hawaiian fish found in both marine and freshwater habitats. Feeds on fishes, invertebrates, and insects. Sr/Ca profiles from otoliths of juvenile and adult fish from fresh and salt water indicated that use of stream habitats by this species is facultative (Ref. 51353).