Description
Also known as Fiveband Flagtail, Fivebar Flagtail, Flagtail, Ocean Flagfish.
Found in tightly packed schools, over shallow waters, along reef margins and rocky shorelines close to surf zones, also in estuaries.
They feed nocturnally on free-swimming crustaceans and small fish.
Juveniles found in tidepools.
Length - 24cm
Depth - 3-18m
Widespread Eastern Pacific, Indo-Pacific
These fish school during the day dispersing at night to feed. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Kuhlia-mugil
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