Kuhliidae

Hawaiian flagtail

Kuhlia xenura

Reef Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

• Black
• Tropical
• Island endemic
• Island endemic species
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Kuhlia xenura, the strange-tailed flagtail or Hawaii flagtail, is a species of ray-finned fish, a flagtail from the family Kuhliidae which is endemic to Hawaii, where it occurs in fresh, brackish, and marine waters. It can be found in tide pools, estuaries, and on reefs occurring over sand or rock.