Bluestriped chub (Sectator ocyurus)

Scientific name: Sectator ocyurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

The Bluestriped chub (Sectator ocyurus) is a marine fish of the family Kyphosidae.

Biology

Body oval elongate, and somewhat compressed (depth contained more than 2.5 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, although this feature might be little evident; vomer toothed; caudal fin deeply forked; body with wide shiny blue and yellow stripes; fins yellowish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sectator ocyurus
Family
Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
59.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
1–12 m (3–39 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 1 - 12 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California 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. Northwest Pacific: Hachij?jima, Japan. Central Pacific: Hawaii and the Society Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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