flagtail

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From flag +‎ tail.

Noun

flagtail (plural flagtails)

A school of Hawaiian flagtailss (Kuhlia sandvicensis).

1. A perciform fish, of genus Kuhlia, distinctive due to their scaly sheaths around the dorsal and anal fins.

Synonyms

• aholehole

Derived terms

• barred flagtail (Kuhlia mugil)
• dark-margined flagtail (Kuhlia marginata)
• Hawaiian flagtail (Kuhlia sandvicensis)
• Rapanui flagtail (Kuhlia nutabunda)
• rock flagtail (Kuhlia rupestris)
• silver flagtail (Kuhlia munda)
• spotted flagtail (Kuhlia marginata)