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Species in the family or subfamily Kuhliidae: [ 39 ] records

arge, Kuhlia Jordan [D. S.] & Bollman [C. H.] 1890:159 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 12 (no. 770); ref. 2433] San Cristóbal Island [Chatham Island], Galápagos Islands. Syntypes: USNM 41169 (2). •Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801) -- (Thomson et al. 2000:106 [ref. 25640], Randall & Randall 2001:235 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801). Kuhliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

argentea, Perca Bennett [J. W.] 1830:unnum. p., Pl. 22 [A selection from the most remarkable and interesting fishes found on the coast of Ceylon First Edition; ref. 16785] South coast of Sri Lanka. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Perca argentea Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Kuhlia taeniura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Maugé 1986:307 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Kulia mugil (Forster 1801) -- (Pethiyagoda et al. 1994:43-44 [ref. 21456], Randall & Randall 2001:235 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:70 [ref. 36273], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801). Kuhliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bennetti, Dules Bleeker [P.] 1853:32 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 8); ref. 341] Sri Lanka. Syntypes: ZMB (2). Based in part on Perca argentea Bennett 1830, Pl. 22 [ref. 16785], perhaps can be regarded as a replacement name for Perca argentea Bennett 1830. •Synonym of Kuhlia taeniura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Maugé 1986:307 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:235 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:245 [ref. 35805], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801). Kuhliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bilunulata, Kuhlia Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:404 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] River flowing into Suva Harbor, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands. Holotype: FMNH 17313. Paratypes (17) and non-types: FMNH 17314-24 (9 spec. total), SU 24427 (12), USNM 109857 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:70-71 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:50 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:238 [ref. 25399]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

boninensis, Dules marginatus Fowler [H. W.] 1907:510, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58 (for 1906); ref. 1375] Bonin Islands, Pacific, 26°30' to 27°44'N, 140° to 143°E. Holotype (unique): ANSP 11556 [ex USNM 347]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:116 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Kuhlia boninensis (Fowler 1907) -- (Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:142 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:493 [ref. 25598], Nakabo 2000:955 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:95 [ref. 25693], Carpenter 2001:3319 [ref. 26127], Nakabo 2002:955 [ref. 26193]). •Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884) -- (Sato et al. 2004:72 [ref. 27598], Yoshigou 2019:5 [ref. 36711]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caerulescens, Kuhlia Regan [C. T.] 1913:376, Fig. 68 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 3); ref. 14975] Stirling Island, Solomon Islands. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1884.3.24.95. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caudavittata, Holocentrus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:332, 367 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2163 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:48 [ref. 20740], Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:102 [ref. 12478] but they did not treat MNHN B.2163 as type. Based on the "Aspro dorso dipterygio caerulescente" of Commerson 1767-1771:1-8 [179-186] [ref. 41292], with one underlaying specimen in MNHN, which in fact is the type contrary to Bauchot & Desoutter's interpretation. •Valid as Kuhlia caudavittata (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:307 [ref. 6218], Fricke 1999:217 [ref. 24106], Heemstra et al. 2004:3318 [ref. 27945], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:2 [ref. 31576], Fricke et al. 2009:50 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:245 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:18 [ref. 36883], Heemstra 2022:28 [ref. 39742], Fricke et al. 2024:75 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia caudavittata (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar; Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ciliata, Perca Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:52 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH (apparently lost). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:102 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:306 [ref. 6218], Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fuscus, Dules Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:118 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-0862 (1), 2006-0811 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:74 [ref. 12478]. One syntype has be selected by Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576] as the neotype of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:306 [ref. 6218], Fricke 1999:220 [ref. 24106], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:246 [ref. 35805], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

guamensis, Dules Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:474 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific. Holotype: MNHN A-3060. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:75 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Yoshigou 2019:5 [ref. 36711]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

haswellii, Dules Macleay [W.] 1881:359 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 3); ref. 17577] Rockingham Bay, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16325-001 [ex MAMU F908] or I.6325 (orig 3, now 2). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:207 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:540 [ref. 12442], Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hedleyi, Kuhlia rupestris Ogilby [J. D.] 1898:767 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 22 (pt 4); ref. 3275] New Caledonia. Syntypes: (11) lost. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

humilis, Dules De Vis [C. W.] 1884:396 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.22. •Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:238 [ref. 25399], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:338 [ref. 28867] dated 1885, Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

leuciscus, Dules Jenyns [L.] 1840:17 [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Matavai River, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Kuhlia malo (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:231 [ref. 25399]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia malo (Valenciennes 1831). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maculatus, Dules Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:475 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN A-0990 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:75 [ref. 12478] wrongly as holotype (A.3006) and paratypes. •Synonym of Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829) -- (Okada 1961:631 [ref. 6363], Randall & Randall 2001:233 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

malo, Dules Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:479 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Little river of Matovai, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:102 [ref. 12478]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:218 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Based on a drawing. •Synonym of Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829) -- (Okada 1961:631 [ref. 6363], Fricke 1999:218 [ref. 24106]). •Valid as Kuhlia malo (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:231 [ref. 25399], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia malo (Valenciennes 1831). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Society Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

malpeloensis, Dules taeniurus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:301, Fig. 176 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Malpelo Island, eastern Pacific west of Colombia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 70250. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:116 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:235 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801). Kuhliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

marginatus, Dules Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:116, Pl. 52 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9002. Kuhl & van Hasselt specimens: MNHN A-3006 (1), A-3007 (2); ?SMF 1100 (2) and 3063 (1) [ex RMNH in 1829]. •Valid as Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829) -- (Okada 1961:631 [ref. 6363], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:142 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:492 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:83 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:129 [ref. 21090], Pethiyagoda 1991:213 [ref. 20075], Kottelat et al. 1993:108 [ref. 23448], Takahashi & Senou 1995:2 [ref. 24354], Sato et al. 1998:39 [ref. 24972], Marquet & Mary 1999:31 [ref. 23933], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Myers 1999:174 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:218 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:12 [ref. 25829], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:955 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:58 [ref. 25191], Randall & Randall 2001:233 [ref. 25399], Sakai et al. 2001:95 [ref. 25693], Carpenter 2001:3319 [ref. 26127], Keith et al. 2002:114 [ref. 31473], Nakabo 2002:955 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:359, 628 [ref. 26218], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004], Randall 2007:207 [ref. 30952], Yonezawa et al. 2010:252 [ref. 30902], Motomura et al. 2010:142 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:91 [ref. 34492], Koeda et al. 2016:61 [ref. 35333], Pusey et al. 2017:57 [ref. 35250], Fricke et al. 2019:200 [ref. 36673], Yoshigou 2019:4 [ref. 36711], Amick & Toko 2021:10 [ref. 38599], Keith et al. 2021:56 [ref. 38257], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742], Jamandre 2023:163 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka and Andaman Islands east to Caroline Islands and Wallis and Futuna, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

marquesensis, Dules taeniurus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:326, Fig. 177 [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 6; ref. 1448] Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, South Pacific. Holotype: ANSP 70063 (with paratypes). Paratypes: ANSP 70064-69 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:116 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Kuhlia petiti Schultz 1943 -- (Randall & Randall 2001:242 [ref. 25399]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia petiti Schultz 1943. Kuhliidae. Habitat: marine.

mato, Dules Lesson [R. P.] 1831:223 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Matavai, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Apparently not available, unneeded new spelling for Dules malo Valenciennes 1831; Lesson cites malo in synonymy [this also supports the argument that at least this part of the Lesson text was issued in 1831]. •In the synonymy of Kuhlia malo (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:231 [ref. 25399]). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia malo (Valenciennes 1831). Kuhliidae.

mugil, Sciaena Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:541 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Otahaite [Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia]. No types preserved. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:220 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Authored by 'Schn.' (Schneider) based on Forster's manuscript description (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). •Valid as Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801) (authorship sometimes given as Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Dor 1984:109 [ref. 29757], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:142 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:508 [ref. 5712], Paulin et al. 1989:178 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:28 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:135 [ref. 15987], Randall & Wheeler 1991:761 [ref. 15994], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:814 [ref. 20764], Kuiter 1993:148 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:160 [ref. 25479], Allen & Robertson 1994:119 [ref. 22193], Goren & Dor 1994:29 [ref. 25356], Schneider in Fischer et al. 1995:1194 [ref. 22829], Randall 1995:151 [ref. 22896], Allen & Robertson 1997:824 [ref. 41086], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:191 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:339 [ref. 24023], Randall et al. 1997:135 [ref. 25919], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Myers 1999:174 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:218 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:731 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:87 [ref. 37268], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:955 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:184 [ref. 25480], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:208 [ref. 25191], Thomson et al. 2000:106 [ref. 25640], Randall & Randall 2001:235 [ref. 25399], Shinohara et al. 2000:180 [ref. 25987], Carpenter 2001:3319 [ref. 26127], Keith et al. 2002:116 [ref. 31473], Nakabo 2002:955 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:359, 628 [ref. 26218], Roe et al. 2002:903 [ref. 26504], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:627 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27624], Nelson et al. 2004:150 [ref. 27807], Heemstra et al. 2004:3318 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:155 [ref. 28072], Love et al. 2005:131 [ref. 37547], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:2 [ref. 31576], Béarez & Séret 2009:149 [ref. 36646], Fricke et al. 2009:50 [ref. 30213], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Motomura et al. 2010:143 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:361 [ref. 31980], Page et al. 2013:155 [ref. 32708], Fricke et al. 2013:257 [ref. 32706], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:115 [ref. 36167], Trnski 2015:1245 [ref. 34198], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458], Fourriére et al. 2016:447 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:610 [ref. 34923], Koeda et al. 2016:62 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35354], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Fricke et al. 2018:245 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:70 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:18 [ref. 36883], Yoshigou 2019:6 [ref. 36711], Zajonz et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36871], Kim et al. 2020:145 [ref. 39118], Love et al. 2021:170 [ref. 39279], Dewa et al. 2022:22 [ref. 40001], Furuhashi & Motomura 2022:13 [ref. 39607], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742], Mochizuki et al. 2022:23 [ref. 39612], Page et al. 2023:170 [ref. 40505], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40981], Fricke et al. 2024:76 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-Pacific: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriogues) east to Panama, north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), Kermadec Islands and Rapa (French Polynesia); eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Colombia, including Clipperton Island (France) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Absent from Easter Island (Chile), Pitcairn Group, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) and Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: brackish, marine.

munda, Herops De Vis [C. W.] 1884:392 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Cardwell, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.421 (1), I.956 (1), I.962 (1). •Valid as Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:540 [ref. 12442], Marquet & Mary 1999:31 [ref. 23933], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:58 [ref. 25191], Randall & Randall 2001:238 [ref. 25399], Carpenter 2001:3320 [ref. 26127], Sato et al. 2004:70 [ref. 27598], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004], Yonezawa et al. 2010:253 [ref. 30902], Yoshigou 2019:5 [ref. 36711]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nato, Anthias Curtiss [A.] 1938:86 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Vaitapiha River, near the ford, Tautira township, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Dules marginatus Cuvier 1829 by Curtiss 1944:25 [ref. 12574]. •Synonym of Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829) -- (Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829). Kuhliidae.

nitens, Dules Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:4 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 21661] Southeastern coast of New Guinea. Holotype: AMS I.945. Paratypes: AMS [ex AMS I.945] (2). Kuhliidae.

nutabunda, Kuhlia Kendall [W. C.] & Radcliffe [L.] 1912:105, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 14961] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Holotype: USNM 65551. Paratypes: MCZ 29572 (orig. 37, now 32); USNM 65550 (54), 65552 (1). •Valid as Kuhlia nutabunda Kendall & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Pequeño 1989:60 [ref. 14125], Randall & Randall 2001:238 [ref. 25399]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia nutabunda Kendall & Radcliffe 1912. Kuhliidae. Distribution: Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

papuensis, Dules Macleay [W.] 1883:257 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Goldie River, Papua New Guinea. Syntypes: AMS I.9139-40 (1, 1). •Synonym of Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:233 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia marginata (Cuvier 1829). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

petiti, Kuhlia Schultz [L. P.] 1943:102, Fig. 7 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Reef at Hull Island, Phoenix Islands. Holotype: USNM 114986. Paratypes: MCZ 37236 [ex USNM 114988] (3); USNM 114987 (2), 114988 (11, now 8), 114989-92 (3, 18, 69, 20). •Valid as Kuhlia petiti Schultz 1943 -- (Randall & Earle 2000:12 [ref. 25806], Randall & Randall 2001:242 [ref. 25399], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33988]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia petiti Schultz 1943. Kuhliidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

produles, Dules Saville-Kent [W.] 1893:369 [The Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialities; ref. 13269] Not available, name only; from Queensland, Australia. Nomen Nudum. Kuhliidae.

proxima, Kuhlia Kendall [W. C.] & Goldsborough [E. L.] 1911:282, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 26 (pt 7); ref. 2594] Fiji Islands. Holotype: USNM 65889. Paratypes: MZC 29420 (1). •Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:238 [ref. 25399]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia munda (De Vis 1884). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rupestris, Centropomus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:252, 273 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Neotype: MNHN 2006-0811[ex MNHN 0000-0862]. Based on description in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). Neotype selected by Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], •Valid as Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:142 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:508 [ref. 5712], Maugé 1986:306 [ref. 6218], Paxton et al. 1989:540 [ref. 12442], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:492 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:84 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:130 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:814 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:108 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:151 [ref. 22896], Takahashi & Senou 1995:2 [ref. 24354], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Marquet & Mary 1999:31 [ref. 23933], Myers 1999:174 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:220 [ref. 24106], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Keith et al. 1999:100 [ref. 24548], Fuller et al. 1999:413 [ref. 25838], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:955 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:58 [ref. 25191], Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Sakai et al. 2001:95 [ref. 25693], Carpenter 2001:3320 [ref. 26127], Allen et al. 2002:244 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:955 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Heemstra et al. 2004:3318 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:155 [ref. 28072], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:412 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004], Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3 [ref. 31576], Fricke et al. 2009:50 [ref. 30213], Yonezawa et al. 2010:253 [ref. 30902], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:91 [ref. 34492], Koeda et al. 2016:62 [ref. 35333], Pusey et al. 2017:57 [ref. 35250], Fricke et al. 2018:246 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:18 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:200 [ref. 36673], Yoshigou 2019:5 [ref. 36711], Yamakawa et al. 2020:75 [ref. 40470], Akaike et al. 2021:23 [ref. 38809], Amick & Toko 2021:10 [ref. 38599], Keith et al. 2021:58 [ref. 38257], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742], Jamandre 2023:163 [ref. 40455], Fricke et al. 2024:76 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Caroline Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to Sagami Bay (southern Japan), south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

salelea, Kuhlia Schultz [L. P.] 1943:100, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Small stream at Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 114984. Paratypes: MCZ 37220 [ex USNM 114985] (3); USNM 38291 (9), 52276 (9 or 10), 114985 (37, now 34). •Valid as Kuhlia salelea Schultz 1943 -- (Randall & Randall 2001:246 [ref. 25399]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia salelea Schultz 1943. Kuhliidae. Distribution: Samoa Islands. Habitat: freshwater.

sandvicensis, Moronopsis argenteus var. Steindachner [F.] 1876:206 [158] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Hawaiian Islands. Syntypes: NMW 77877 (2). On p. 158 of separate. Species illustrated and described [as new] in Steindachner 1887:230 [ref. 18911] and 1887:56 [p. 1 of separate], Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [ref. 4235]. •Valid as Kuhlia sandvicensis (Steindachner 1876) -- (Thomson et al. 2000:106 [ref. 25640], Randall & Randall 2001:247 [ref. 25399], Lobel & Lobel 2004:72 [ref. 27576], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:412 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:207 [ref. 30952], Yoshigou 2019:6 [ref. 36711]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia sandvicensis (Steindachner 1876). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Marshall Islands and Wake Island east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sauvagii, Kuhlia Regan [C. T.] 1913:377 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 3); ref. 14975] Imerina, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1895.10.29.91. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:307 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Kuhlia sauvagii Regan 1913 -- (Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:3, 8 [ref. 31576], Feutry et al. 2012:493 [ref. 32862], Fricke et al. 2018:246 [ref. 35805], Heemstra 2022:30 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia sauvagii Regan 1913. Kuhliidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

splendens, Kuhlia Regan [C. T.] 1913:379, Fig. 69B [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 3); ref. 14975] Rodrigues Island and Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.11.7.49 (1), 1876.3.12.22-24 (3). •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Maugé 1986:307 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Kuhlia caudavittata (Lacepède 1802) -- (Fricke 1999:217 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2018:245 [ref. 35805]). •Mention -- (Loiselle & Stiassny 2007:2 [ref. 31576]). •Valid as Kuhlia splendens Regan 1913 -- (Heemstra 2022:30 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia splendens Regan 1913. Kuhliidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: eastern Mascarenes (Mauritius, Rodrigues). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sterneckii, Kuhlia Steindachner [F.] 1898:107 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 35 (no. 11) (for 21 Apr. 1898); ref. 20496] Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Syntypes: (3) NMW 41045 (2). Later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1898:461 [ref. 10016]. •Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801) -- (Randall 1995:151 [ref. 22896], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:70 [ref. 36273], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801). Kuhliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

taeniurus, Dules Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:114 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 325. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:102 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Kuhlia taeniura (Cuvier 1829) -- (Maugé 1986:307 [ref. 6218], Paxton et al. 1989:540 [ref. 12442], Kottelat et al. 1993:108 [ref. 23448]). •Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801) -- (Dor 1984:109 [ref. 29757], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:340 [ref. 24023], Fricke 1999:218 [ref. 24106], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Randall & Randall 2001:235 [ref. 25399], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1142 [ref. 29004], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989], Heemstra 2022:29 [ref. 39742]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia mugil (Forster 1801). Kuhliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

urvillii, Kuhlia Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:38 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum 2nd edition v. 1; ref. 537] Probably some South Pacific island. No types known. Kuhliidae.

vanicolensis, Dules Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:478 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:102 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

xenurus, Xenichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:454 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 252) (for 4 Aug. 1882); ref. 10609] Hawaiian Islands [locality San Salvador, El Salvador is in error]. Lectotype: USNM 4356 (1 of 2, 132 mm SL). Type catalog: Smith 2018:74 [ref. 36061]. Lectotype selected by Randall & Randall 2001:247 [ref. 25399]; see also Randall & Randall 2001:247 [ref. 25399] for locality information. •Valid as Kuhlia xenura (Jordan & Gilbert 1882) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:250 [ref. 25399], Randall 2005:182 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:413 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:207 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Kuhlia xenura (Jordan & Gilbert 1882). Kuhliidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.