| Family: |
Kuhliidae (Aholeholes) |
| Max. size: |
13.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: French Polynesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Preorbital serrae 22-31; body depth 2.7-3.1 in SL; maxilla reaching to or beyond a vertical at front edge of pupil, but not beyond center of eye; caudal concavity 3.0-3.8 in head length. Silvery, with small, round, black spots dorsally on body; posterior edge and lobe tips of caudal fin broadly black, the upper and lower edges of lobes narrowly pale; pale central part of caudal fin with blackish streaks and elongate spots that parallel the rays (Ref. 41640). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits streams and rivers (Ref. 41640). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 25 November 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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