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The Kyphosinae (rudderfishes) are a subfamily of the sea chub family Kyphosidae. They are herbivorous, primarily consuming algae, and usually found near shore.
Genera and species
Genus Hermosilla
Zebra-perch sea chub, Hermosilla azurea Jenkins & Evermann, 1889.
Genus Kyphosus
Blue-bronze sea chub, Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862)
Grey sea chub, Kyphosus bigibbus Lacépède, 1801
Blue seachub, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
Cortez sea chub, Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013
Hawaiian chub, Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
Yellow sea chub, Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831)
Revillagigedo sea chub, Kyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Kyphosus pacificus Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
Bermuda sea chub, Kyphosus sectator (Linnaeus, 1758)
Silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Brassy chub, Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Genus Neoscorpis
Stone-bream, Neoscorpis lithophilus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908).
Genus Sectator
Sectator azureus Jordan & Evermann, 1903.
Bluestriped chub, Sectator ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).
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