Kyphosus
vaigiensis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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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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Brassy chub |
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Max. size:
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70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 1 – 24 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 30°N - 28°S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 6642) and east to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto, and Rapa islands.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13 - 15;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 12 – 14. Grey with dusky dorsal and caudal fins. Darker grey to yellowish lines along scale rows. Sometimes with blotched pattern that is showing intermittently (Ref. 48636).
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Biology: |
Aggregates 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 (Ref. 559). Young (up to 5 cm) found among floating seaweed; feeding on small crustaceans (Ref. 559). Adults are carnivorous during summer and autumn but feed on Endarachne binghamiae during winter (Ref. 559). Good food fish (Ref. 559). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573.
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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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