Kyphosus
bigibbus
Lacepède, 1801
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Family:
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Kyphosidae
(Sea chubs), subfamily: Kyphosinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Grey sea chub |
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Max. size:
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75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573); max. published weight: 1,850 g (Ref. 40637) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine
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Climate: |
tropical; 35°N - 28°S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
http://www.ccfishery.net
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Indo-Pacific: Antitropical; Red Sea, South Africa, western and eastern Australia, Lord Howe and Rapa islands, southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands. Records for countries in the tropical zone needs further confirmation.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 3 – 4;
Anal
soft rays: 10 – 12. Occasionally uniformly yellow, and rarely albino individuals occur (Ref. 37816).
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Biology: |
Found around exposed seaward reefs of isolated high islands such as the northernmost Mariana and Bonin Is. Feeds on Sargassum and Turbinaria algae. Valued as a food fish, but not in Hawaii (Ref. 3921).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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