Kuhlia xenura

Kuhlia xenura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kuhliidae
Genus: Kuhlia
Species:
K. xenura
Binomial name
Kuhlia xenura
Synonyms[1]
  • Xenichthys xenurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882

Kuhlia xenura, the strange-tailed flagtail or Hawaii flagtail, is a species of ray-finned fish, a flagtail from the family Kuhliidae which is endemic to Hawaii, where it occurs in fresh, brackish, and marine waters. It can be found in tide pools, estuaries, and on reefs occurring over sand or rock.

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kuhlia xenura". FishBase. December 2019 version.