Species that contain: Kuhlia and rupestris [ 10 ] records

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.

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.

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]). 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.

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.

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.