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Updated 6/22/2022
Family Kyphosidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL
Kyphosus
sectatrix
Peek-a-boo, Midway Atoll, 40 feet |
Phoenix, Midway Atoll, 40 feet
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Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 40 feet
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 10 feet |
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Dominant male, Fish Hole, Midway, 30 feet
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Dominant male, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet |
Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 20 feet
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Yellow belly, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet
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Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet
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Subadult, Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 20 feet |
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet
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Cargo Pier, Midway |
Midway Atoll |
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GRAY CHUB
nenue
A streamlined, aggregating species common on shallow reefs exposed to surge.
Vertical line drawn from edge of anal fin runs just forward of caudal
fin. Silver with faint
gray-brown lines, black along the upper edge of the gill opening, and a
black spot at the pectoral fin base, pelvic
fin tips well short of anus,
19-20 pectoral rays, 12 soft dorsal rays. Yellow or
yellow-blotched fish are rare. White-spotted fish exhibiting rapid
and erratic activity may be dominant individuals. Attains
30
inches. Warm seas worldwide.
Knudsen & Clements' revision of Kyphosidae lumped regional
populations known as Kyphosus
pacificus and Kyphosus sandwicensis here. |
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