Scientific Name	Kuhlia rupestris   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1802)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	大口湯鯉	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	湯鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F400　Kuhliidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大口湯鯉
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	大嘴烏尾冬仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、LanI Is.
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Reunion Is.
Synonyms	Centropomus rupestris, Doules fuscus, Doules rupestris, Dules fuscus, Dules guamensis, Dules haswellii, Dules marginatus, Dules rupestris, Dules vanicolensis, Kuhlia caerulescens, Kuhlia rupestris hedleyi, Kuhlia rupestris sauvagei, Kuhlia sauvagii ...all 18..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1802 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057981. ASIZP0060613. ASIZP0070376. FRIP00579. NMMBP01986. NMMBP02696. NMMBP03083. NMMBP03853. NMMBP05950. NMMSTP00954. NTOUP200910-114.
Common Name	Rock flagtail; Aholehole; Jungle perch
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oblong, compressed. Head length less than body depth; preorbital and preopercle margins serrate; 2 flat spines on opercle. Eye moderately large. Mouth small, maxilla reaching to below posterior half of eye; bands of fine teeth in jaws, vomer, and palatines. A single dorsal fin, deeply notched between spinous and soft-rayed portions, with X spines and 10 to 12 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 9 to 10 soft rays; caudal fin emarginate, lobes somewhat rounded. Scales ctenoid, moderately large; lateral line complete, with 48 to 53 scales; a well-developed scaly sheath at base of dorsal and anal fins. Silvery, the scales dorsally on body with black edges, those on side with a black bar or spot; juveniles with a broad black zone, edged above and below in white, in soft portion of dorsal fin, and each lobe of caudal fin with a large, white-edged black spot; black areas in these fins enlarge with growth until in adults most of these fins black.
habitats	Primarily a freshwater inhabitant but may penetrate adjacent marine habitats. Occurs in estuaries and the middle reaches of rivers; usually in relatively fast-flowing, clear streams.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to South Africa, from Ryukyu Islands to Queensland and eastward to the Society Islands. It is commonly found in Taiwan.
Utility	Good food fish.