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Class: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Kyphosidae Sea chubs

Genus: Kyphosus

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)

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Kyphosus azureus
[Zebra-perch sea chub]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801

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Kyphosus bigibbus
[Brown chub]

Photo by Bailly, N.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm FL
Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)

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Kyphosus cinerascens
[Blue sea chub]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)

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Kyphosus cornelii
[Western buffalo bream]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)

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Kyphosus elegans
[Cortez sea chub]
No picture found

Max. Length 45.7 cm SL
 
Kyphosus gladius
[Gladius sea chub]

Photo by Stender, K.

Central Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004

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Kyphosus hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian chub]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm SL
Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831)

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Kyphosus incisor
[Yellow sea chub]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific.

Kyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Kyphosus lutescens
[Revillagigedo sea chub]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm TL
Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Kyphosus ocyurus
[Bluestriped chub]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Kyphosus pacificus
[Pacific drummer]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm NG
Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880)

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Kyphosus sandwicensis
[Pacific chub]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Kyphosus sectatrix
[Bermuda sea chub]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)

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Kyphosus sydneyanus
[Silver drummer]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Circumtropical
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

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Kyphosus vaigiensis
[Brassy chub]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Kyphosus azureus Zebra-perch sea chub Eastern Central Pacific 45 TL 1889
Kyphosus bigibbus Brown chub Indo-Pacific 75 TL 1801
Kyphosus cinerascens Blue sea chub Indo-Pacific 53 FL 1775
Kyphosus cornelii Western buffalo bream Eastern Indian Ocean 70 TL 1944
Kyphosus elegans Cortez sea chub Eastern Pacific 53 TL 1869
Kyphosus gladius Gladius sea chub Eastern Indian Ocean 45.7 SL 2013
Kyphosus hawaiiensis Hawaiian chub Central Pacific 41 TL 2004
Kyphosus incisor Yellow sea chub Western Atlantic 90 SL 1831
Kyphosus lutescens Revillagigedo sea chub Eastern Central Pacific. 1882
Kyphosus ocyurus Bluestriped chub Eastern Pacific 59 TL 1882
Kyphosus pacificus Pacific drummer Western Central Pacific. 75 TL 2004
Kyphosus sandwicensis Pacific chub Pacific 75 NG 1880
Kyphosus sectatrix Bermuda sea chub Circumglobal. 76 TL 1758
Kyphosus sydneyanus Silver drummer Southwest Pacific 80 TL 1886
Kyphosus vaigiensis Brassy chub Circumtropical 70 TL 1825



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