Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Scientific name: Kyphosus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

The Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis) is a marine fish of the family Kyphosidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa and east to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto, and Rapa islands.

Biology

Aggregate over hard, algal coated bottoms of exposed surf-swept outer reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 24 m. Found in exposed areas around rocky reefs. Benthopelagic. Young (up to 5 cm) found among floating seaweed; feeding on small crustaceans. Adults are carnivorous during summer and autumn but feed on Endarachne binghamiae during winter. Good food fish. Minimum depth reported taken from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Family
Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
1–24 m (3–79 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 1 - 24 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa and east to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto, and Rapa islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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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