Silver drummer

Silver drummer
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamily: Kyphosinae
Genus: Kyphosus
Species: K. sydneyanus
Binomial name
Kyphosus sydneyanus
(Günther, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Pimelepterus sydneyanus Günther, 1886
  • Pimelepterus meridionalis J. D. Ogilby, 1887

The Silver drummer (Kyphosus sydneyanus), is a species of sea chub native to the Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand where it occurs in shallow waters on rocky reefs. This species can reach a length of up to 80 centimetres (31 in) TL, and they may weigh up to 1.1 kilograms (2.4 lb). This species is important as a food fish for local indigenous peoples.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Kyphosus sydneyanus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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