Barred flagtail
📖 Overview
Tightly packed schools occur along the reef margin of rocky shorelines, from just below the breaking surf to a depth of a few meters. Young commonly in tide pools . Sometimes found in estuaries but reported to never enter freshwater environments . Feeds on free-swimming crustaceans and small fishes at night . Utilized fresh or dried salted .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Preorbital serrae 11-14; body depth 2.75-3.05 in SL; caudal concavity 1.85-2.6 in head length; Silvery, the front of snout and chin blackish; caudal fin white with a median dark stripe and two broad oblique black bands across each lobe, the lobe tips white; a dusky band in outer part of soft portion of dorsal fin except for white tip of high anterior part. Juveniles (2.0-3.0 cm SL) have the median and outer black bands in the caudal fin lobes, but the middle band is represented only by a black spot basally in the outer part of each lobe .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Barred flagtail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 18 m . Tropical; 32°N - 32°S East Africa to the eastern Pacific, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales and Lord Howe Island.
🌿 Ecology
free-swimming crustaceans and small fishes at night (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dules argenteus | Bennett | 1830 | Heterotypic |
| Dules bennetti | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Dules taeniurus | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Dules taeniurus malpeloensis | Fowler | 1944 | Synonym |
| Kuhila mugil | Forster | 1801 | Synonym |
| Kuhlia arge | Jordan & Bollman | 1890 | Synonym |
| Kuhlia sterneckii | Steindachner | 1898 | Synonym |
| Kuhlia taehimura | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Kuhlia taeniura | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Moronopsis argenteus | Bennett | 1830 | Heterotypic |
| Moronopsis argenteus sandvicensis | Steindachner | 1876 | Synonym |
| Perca argentea | Bennett | 1830 | Heterotypic |
| Sciaena mugil | Forster | 1801 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 23 records indexed .
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