Blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)

Scientific name: Kyphosus cinerascens Forssk?l, 1775

Blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)

The Blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens) is a marine fish of the family Kyphosidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Grey with dusky fins. When small or sub-adult with pale scale centers forming horizontal lines along scale rows. Soft parts of dorsal and anal fins elongated anteriorly, resulting in near vertical rear margins. Snout more angled down compared to other species.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kyphosus cinerascens
Family
Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
45.0
Depth range
1–45 m (3–148 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Poisonous to eat
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.25)

Sources

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

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