Blue-bronze sea chub (Kyphosus analogus)

Scientific name: Kyphosus analogus Gill, 1862

The Blue-bronze sea chub (Kyphosus analogus) is a marine fish of the family Kyphosidae.

Biology

Body oval, somewhat elongated, and compressed (depth contained less than 2.0 times in standard length); head and mouth small; teeth highly characteristic, forming a single anterior row in each jaw, incisiform and somewhat lanceolate in shape, resembling the head of a golf club, their roots compressed and horizontally set, forming a striated plate inside the mouth; vomer toothed; dorsal fin with 14 soft rays; lateral line scales 76 to 80; first ray of anal fin shorter than subsequent rays; body entirely dark gray, with longitudinal golden yellow stripes on flanks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kyphosus analogus
Family
Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
1–12 m (3–39 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 12 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: normally occurs from Baja California, Mexico to Peru, but have been taken in the artificially warmed waters off the Encina Power Plant in San Diego, California, USA, far outside normal range.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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