barred flagtail
Kuhlia mugil (Forster, 1801)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Kuhlia mugil; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:54:44.912616+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kuhlia mugil (Forster, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Forster, 1801)
- Common name
- barred flagtail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Kuhliidae
- Genus
- Kuhlia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyKuhliidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- genusKuhlia Gill, 1861
- speciesKuhlia mugil (Forster, 1801)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kuhlia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kuhlia caudavittata (Lacepède, 1802) | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuhlia munda (De Vis, 1884) | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuhlia nutabunda Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912 | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuhlia petiti Schultz, 1943 | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rock flagtailKuhlia rupestris (Lacepède, 1802) | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuhlia salelea Schultz, 1943 | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuhlia sandvicensis (Steindachner, 1876) | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier, 1829) | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuhlia xenura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | KuhliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dules argenteus (Bennett, 1830) (Bennett, 1830) | synonym |
| Dules bennetti Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Dules taeniura Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Kuhila mugil (Forster, 1801) (Forster, 1801) | synonym |
| Kuhlia sterneckii Steindachner, 1898 Steindachner, 1898 | synonym |
| Sciaena mugil Forster, 1801 Forster, 1801 | synonym |
| Dules taeniurus malpeloensis Fowler, 1944 Fowler, 1944 | synonym |
| Perca argentea Bennett, 1830 Bennett, 1830 | ambiguous synonym |
| Kuhlia arge Jordan & Bollman, 1890 Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | synonym |
| Kuhlia taehimura (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Kuhlia taeniura (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Dules taeniurus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218355 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3RFC4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.