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Family: Kyphosidae Sea chubs



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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
Neoscorpis lithophilus Stone-bream Western Indian Ocean 50 SL 1908



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