Kyphosus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Kyphosus Higher classification Sea chub Order Perciformes		Family Kyphosidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Brassy chub, Bermuda chub, Silver drummer

Verg s et al 2016 pnas video s2 kyphosus biggibus eating transplanted kelp

Kyphosus is a genus of sea chubs native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

Kyphosus analogus (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Blue-bronze sea chub)

Kyphosus atlanticus K. Sakai & Nakabo, 2014 (Caribbean sea chub)

Kyphosus azureus (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Zebra-perch sea chub)

Kyphosus bigibbus Lacépède, 1801 (Brown chub)

Kyphosus bosquii (Lacépède, 1802) (Bermuda sea chub)

Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) (Blue sea chub)

Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944) (Western buffalo bream)

Kyphosus elegans (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Cortez sea chub)

Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013 (Gladius sea chub)

Kyphosus hawaiiensis K. Sakai & Nakabo, 2004 (Hawaiian chub)

Kyphosus incisor (G. Cuvier, 1831) (Yellow sea chub)

Kyphosus ocyurus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Blue-striped chub)

Kyphosus pacificus K. Sakai & Nakabo, 2004 (Pacific chub)

Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1766)

Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886) (Silver drummer)

Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Brassy chub)

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