Kuhlia malo
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| Kuhlia malo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Kuhliidae |
| Genus: | Kuhlia |
| Species: | K. malo |
| Binomial name | |
| Kuhlia malo (Valenciennes, 1831) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Kuhlia malo is a freshwater and brackish water species of ray-finned fish from the family Kuhliidae which is endemic to French Polynesia.
Kuhlia malo is a silvery colour with small, round, black spots over its back. The rear margin and lobe tips of the forked caudal fin are black. The upper and lower edges of lobes of the caudal fin are narrowly pale. The central part of the tail is pale with black markings which are parallel with the rays.[2]
Distribution
Kuhlia malo is endemic to French Polynesia where it is native to Tahiti and Moorea.[1] It has been introduced to Nuki Hiva in the Marquesas to where fish were transported on board the National Marine Fisheries Service vessel Hugh M Smith by the Hawaiian Division of Game and Fish in 195. Most of the fish were to be taken to Hawaii to be introduced but none survived the voyage.[3]