Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Kyphosidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Subfamily Kyphosinae | |
Similar Kyphosinae, Kyphosus analogus, Hermosilla azurea, Silver drummer, Kyphosus bigibbus | ||
Kyphosus gladius, the Gladius sea chub, is a species of sea chub native to the Indian Ocean waters off of Western Australia where it occurs at depths from the surface to 15 metres (49 ft). This species can reach a length of 45.7 centimetres (18.0 in) SL, though it is believed that they can exceed this measurement considerably.
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