Scientific Name
Kuhlia sandvicensis
Common Name
Hawaiian flagtail
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-12;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 12. Preorbital serrae 10-20; body depth 2.6-2.9 in SL; dorsal profile of head nearly straight; eye not very large, orbit diameter 3.0-3.45 in head length; caudal concavity 1.45-1.7 in head length; third anal fin spine longer than second; pelvic fin spine 2.3-2.9 in head length. Silvery with a coarse silver and black reticulum dorsally on head; posterior edge of caudal fin blackish (Ref. 41640).