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Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)
Etymology: Kuhlia: Because of Heindrich Kuhl, 1797-1821; researcher also with lizards (Gekkonidae). More on author: Schultz.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical, preferred ?
Eastern Central Pacific: known only from the Phoenix, Marquesas, and Malden Islands. Possibly in other southern Line Islands and in the northern Cook Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41640)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-12;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 12. Preorbital serrae 11-20; body depth 2.6-3.1 in SL; maxilla ending beneath anterior third of eye; caudal concavity 2.0-2.4 in head length. Silvery, front of snout and chin a little blackish; naked part of caudal fin black with a large C-shaped, white marking basally in each lobe, the lobe tips white; outer part of anterior half of soft portion of dorsal fin broadly blackish (nearly half of first few rays and adjacent membranes blackish) (Ref. 41640).
Feeds on zooplanktons (Ref. 89972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and H.A. Randall, 2001. Review of the fishes of the genus Kuhlia (Perciformes: Kuhliidae) of the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 55(3):227-256. (Ref. 41640)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00605 - 0.03454), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100) .