Barred flagtail

Kuhlia mugil

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–15 m
Water temperature17–29 °C
Best monthsApril
How commonOccasional

About this species

Kuhlia mugil, the barred flagtail, the fiveband flagtail or the five-bar flagtail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a flagtail belonging to the family Kuhliidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 14 records
February: 16 records
March: 40 records
April: 192 records
May: 76 records
June: 9 records
July: 14 records
August: 30 records
September: 24 records
October: 25 records
November: 24 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–15 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 96 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C

16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 37 records
22–24 °C: 55 records
24–26 °C: 175 records
26–28 °C: 44 records
28–30 °C: 56 records

Names and classification

English: Barred flagtail, barred flagtail, Barred Flagtail, Fiveband Flagtail, Five-bar Flagtail, Fivebar Flagtail, Ocean Flagfish

Names in 6 more languages

German: Fünfband-Fahnenschwanz
Spanish: dara bandera
French: Croco drapeau, Crocro drapeau, Poisson pavillon rayé, Doule à queue rubanée, Doule à queue rubanée, Hareng, Kuhlie mulet, Poisson-pavillon rayé, Kuhlie mulet
Japanese: Gin-yugoi, ギンユゴイ
Korean: 은잉어
Simplified Chinese: 銀湯鯉, 銀湯鯉（鯔形湯鯉）, 鯔形湯鯉

Other scientific names: Dules argenteus, Dules bennetti, Dules taeniura, Dules taeniurus, Kuhila mugil, Kuhlia arge, Kuhlia sterneckii, Kuhlia taehimura, Kuhlia taeniura, Perca argentea, Sciaena mugil

Similar species

Rock flagtail
Kuhlia rupestris

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,155 open-data records from 1801 to 2024.

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