Kyphosus

Kyphosus
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Kyphosus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Kyphosus bigibbus
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms

Leptokyphosus Whitley, 1931
Opisthistius Gill, 1862
Pimelepterus Lacépède, 1802

Kyphosus is a genus of sea chubs native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.[1]

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Species of Kyphosus in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. 1 2 Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. (2014): Taxonomic review of Kyphosus (Pisces: Kyphosidae) in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans. Ichthyological Research, 61 (3): 265-292.


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