Family : Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Rock flagtail
Fish Name : Kuhlia rupestris
Max size : 45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5329); max. published weight: 2,700 g (Ref. 5329)
Environment : reef-associated; catadromous
Climate : tropical; 20 - 26°C
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Africa to Asia and Oceania: East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland, Australia and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-11.
Biology : Primarily a freshwater inhabitant but may penetrate adjacent marine habitats (Ref. 41640). Adults occur in estuaries and the middle reaches of rivers; usually in relatively fast-flowing, clear streams (Ref. 2847, 79840). Usually in rainforests, as well as in rocky pools below waterfalls (Ref. 44894). Adults are omnivorous, feeding on small fishes, insects, crustaceans and fruits (figs) that drop into the water. Specific breeding habits are unknown, but adults move downstream into estuaries or to the sea to spawn (Ref. 44894). Neither anterolateral groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). Good food fish (Ref. 5329)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Randall, J.E. and H.A. Randall. 2001. (Ref. 41640)

India country information
Common Names : Rock flagtail, பஸ்வா, பாசவா, Dusky finned bulleye, Paswa, Spotted flagtail
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses