Kuhlia mugil, known also as Barred flagtail, Ocean Flagfish and Fivebar Flagtail is a species of fish

Fish

Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

 in the Kuhliidae family that can live both in salt and fresh water. It is often associated with coral reef

Coral reef

Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...

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This fish has a wide distribution in tropical waters from the Eastern Pacific to the Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...

. Adults have an average maximum length of 20 cm, but exceptionally some individuals may reach 40 cm.

External links

• Kuhlia mugil swimming