Kuhlia xenura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Kuhlia xenura, the strange-tailed flagtail or Hawaii flagtail, is a species of ray-finned fish, a flagtail from the family Kuhliidae which is endemic to Hawaii, where it occurs in fresh, brackish, and marine waters. It can be found in tide pools, estuaries, and on reefs occurring over sand or rock.
Wikipedia contributors, Kuhlia xenura; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:56:53.725938+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kuhlia xenura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- 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: yes · 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 xenura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
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 |
| barred flagtailKuhlia mugil (Forster, 1801) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xenichthys xenurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | 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=278251 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3RFCQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.