Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Kyphosidae Sea chubs

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Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Kyphosus azureus
[Zebra-perch sea chub]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Kyphosus bigibbus
[Brown chub]

Photo by Photo by Bailly, N.

Kyphosus cinerascens
[Blue sea chub]

Photo by Photo by Good, P.

Kyphosus cornelii
[Western buffalo bream]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Kyphosus elegans
[Cortez sea chub]

No picture found

Max. Length 45.7 cm SL

Kyphosus gladius
[Gladius sea chub]

Photo by Photo by Stender, K.

Kyphosus hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian chub]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Kyphosus incisor
[Yellow sea chub]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Kyphosus lutescens
[Revillagigedo sea chub]

Photo by Photo by Cox, C.D.

Kyphosus ocyurus
[Bluestriped chub]

No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL

Kyphosus pacificus
[Pacific drummer]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Kyphosus sandwicensis
[Pacific chub]

Photo by Photo by Minguell, C.

Kyphosus sectatrix
[Bermuda sea chub]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Kyphosus sydneyanus
[Silver drummer]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Kyphosus vaigiensis
[Brassy chub]

Photo by Photo by Bernardi, G.

Neoscorpis lithophilus
[Stone-bream]

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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.	44.5 NG	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
Neoscorpis lithophilus	Stone-bream	Western Indian Ocean	50 SL	1908

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Kyphosidae Sea chubs(See list of species below)

Family: Kyphosidae Sea chubs

(See list of species below)