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Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Brassy chub
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Philippines country information

Common names: Brassy chub, Dapog, Dapog
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: McManus, J.W., C.L. Nañola Jr., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.N. Kesner, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Romblon (Ref. 58652) and Leyte Gulf (Ref. 68980). Museum: Siluag I., CAS 45885 (Ref. 26879). Also Ref. 280, 1602, 48613, 53416, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McManus, J.W., C.L. Nañola Jr., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.N. Kesner, 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Calicagère grise, Saupe grise à lignes jaunes, Bass seachub, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Etymology: Kyphosus: Greek, kyphos = bent (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Issue
Kyphosus species analogus (E. Pacific) and incisor (Atlantic) in Knudsen and Clements, 2013 (Ref. 95491:65) were considered as synonyms of K. vaigiensis.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 89972).   Tropical; 35°N - 38°S, 25°E - 133°W

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