Family Kyphosidae - Sea chubs
Order : Centrarchiformes Kyphosidae Kyphosidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 2 | Species : 16 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. Dorsal fin 9-16 spines, 11-28 soft rays. Vertebrae 24-28 (in Graus 34). Subfamilies Girellinae and Kyphosinae (except Graus) are herbivorous, feeding mainly on algae; the rest are carnivorous, feeding on benthic invertebrates. Congregate in great numbers for pelagic spawning. Usually found near shore. Foodfish in some areas, trashfish in others. That this family is monophyletic has yet to be established.
Etymology : Greek, kyphos = hump ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : normal
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Centrarchiformes | Terapontoidei | | Kyphosidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Kyphosidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
acceptedseniororiginal
Kyphosus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
! Kyphosus biggibus Lacepède, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Pimelepterus bosquii Lacepède, 1802
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus bosquii (Lacepède, 1802)
synonymjuniornew
! Pimelepterus boscii Lacepède, 1802
synonymjuniororiginal
Xyster fuscus Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymjuniornew
Pimelepterus fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymjuniornew
! Pimelopterus fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)
synonymjuniornew
Dorsuarius nigrescens Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Pimelepterus fallax Klunzinger, 1884
synonymjuniororiginal
Pimelepterus indicus (non Cuvier, 1831)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
! Perca saltatrix Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Perca sectatrix Linnaeus, 1758
synonymotheroriginal
! Kyphosus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Kyphosus sectator (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymjuniornew
! Perca sactatrix Linnaeus, 1758
synonymotheroriginal
Kyphosus atlanticus Sakai & Nakabo, 2014
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
acceptedseniornew
Sciaena cinerascens Forsskål, 1775
synonymseniororiginal
Pimelepterus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
! Khyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
Sciaena tahmel Forsskål, 1775
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus tahmel (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymjuniornew
Pimelepterus tahmel (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymjuniornew
Cantharus maculatus Valenciennes, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus indicus (Cuvier, 1831)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pachymetopon squamosum Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Scorpis vinosa Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus lembus (non Cuvier, 1831)
misappliedmisappliednew
Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
synonymseniororiginal
! Khyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
synonymseniornew
! Kyphosus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
synonymseniornew
! Pimelepterus waigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
synonymseniororiginal
Cantharus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Segutilum gibsoni (Ogilby, 1912)
synonymjuniornew
Kyphosus bleekeri Fowler, 1933
synonymjuniororiginal
Pimelepterus fuscus (non Cuvier, 1831)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Kyphosus pacificus (non Sakai & Nakabo, 2004)
misappliedmisappliednew
Kyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelepterus lutescens Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelepterus ocyurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
Chloroscombrus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
synonymseniornew
Sectator ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
synonymseniornew
Sectator azureus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Kyphosis sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Cridorsa moonta Whitley, 1938
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus indicus (non Cuvier, 1831)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pimelepterus indicus (non Cuvier, 1831)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
acceptedseniornew
Hermosilla azurea Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
synonymseniororiginal
Hermosilla robusta Osburn & Nichols, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
acceptedseniornew
Segutilum cornelii Whitley, 1944
synonymseniororiginal
Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Kyphosus sandwicensis (non Sauvage, 1880)
misappliedmisappliednew
Kyphosus pacificus Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Kyphosus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Kyphosus bigibbus (non Lacepède, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Kyphosus fuscus (non Lacepède, 1803)
misappliedmisappliednew
Pimelepterus fuscus (non Lacepède, 1803)
misappliedmisappliednew
Kyphosus elegans (non Peters, 1869)
misappliedmisappliednew
Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Segutilum klunzingeri Whitley, 1931
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Kyphosus sydneyanus (non McCulloch, 1920)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Neoscorpis lithophilus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Scorpis lithophilus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
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