Rock flagtail
Kuhlia rupestris
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Kuhlia rupestris, the rock flagtail, jungle perch, mountain trout, buffalo bream, dusky-finned bulleye, rockmountain bass or spotted flagtail, is a species of ray-finned fish, a flagtail, from the family Kuhliidae. It is a catadromous species which is native to the Indo-Pacific and northern Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 26 records
- October: 27 records
- November: 37 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 5.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Rock flagtail, Buffalo Bream, Jungle Perch, Mountain Trout, rock flagtail
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Dara rocosa
- French
- Carpe, Doule de roche, Kuhlie des rochers, Kuhlie des rochers, Poisson plat, Maraudeur, Poisson plat, Doule de roche
- Japanese
- Okuchiyugoi, オオクチユゴイ
- Thai
- ปลาหางธง
- Simplified Chinese
- 大口湯鯉
Other scientific names: Centropomus rupestris, Doules fuscus, Doules rupestris, Dules fuscus, Dules guamensis, Dules haswellii, Dules rupestris, Dules vanicolensis, Kuhlia caerulescens, Kuhlia repestris, Kuhlia sauvagii, Kuhlia splendens, Moronopsis ciliatus, Moronopsis fuscus, Moronopsis rupestris, Perca ciliata
Similar species
- Barred flagtail
Kuhlia mugil
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).
- 1,037 open-data records from 1902 to 2017.
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