Kyphosus - Sea chubs

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Classification

Genus: Kyphosus - Sea chubs

Description

Kyphosus is a genus of sea chubs native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. There were 16 species in genus, but the number was reduced to 12.

  • Kyphosus azureus (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
  • Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
  • Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
  • Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
  • Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013
  • Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
  • Kyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  • Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  • Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
  • Kyphosus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Species