KYPHOSUS PACIFICUS - (SAKAI & NAKABO, 2004)
Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Kyphosidae (Family) > Kyphosinae (Subfamily) > Kyphosus (Genus)
Saupe du Pacifique, Pacific drummer, Beaked Drummer, Pacific sea chub, gray chubb, minami-isuzumi,
Etymologie
Kyphosus: du Grec, kyphos = une courbe, une bosse.
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Description
Mouth terminal with anterior tip of upper jaw pointed. Anterior part of anal-fin soft-rayed portion well elevated in specimens greater than approximately 20 cm SL; with longest anal-fin soft ray (second) longer than longest dorsal-fin spine (sixth). Pectoral fin long, pointed posteriorly with 18-20 (mode 19) soft rays. Pelvic fin not reaching anus when depressed. Gill rakers 26-29 (mode 27). Max length : 45.0 cm.
Etymology
Kyphosus: Greek, kyphos = bent, a hump.
Pacificus: Named for its distribution in the Pacific Ocean.
Distribution
Western Central Pacific. Reported from New Caledonia.
Biology
Occurs inshore.
Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880) has been considered as an older name for this species, at least for the Hawaiian population. Further study of the genus may show that the name Kyphosus sandwicensis will replace the name Kyphosus pacificus elsewhere in the central and western Pacific.
Saupe du Pacifique, Pacific drummer, Beaked Drummer, Pacific sea chub, gray chubb, minami-isuzumi,
Etymologie
Kyphosus: du Grec, kyphos = une courbe, une bosse.
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Description
Mouth terminal with anterior tip of upper jaw pointed. Anterior part of anal-fin soft-rayed portion well elevated in specimens greater than approximately 20 cm SL; with longest anal-fin soft ray (second) longer than longest dorsal-fin spine (sixth). Pectoral fin long, pointed posteriorly with 18-20 (mode 19) soft rays. Pelvic fin not reaching anus when depressed. Gill rakers 26-29 (mode 27). Max length : 45.0 cm.
Etymology
Kyphosus: Greek, kyphos = bent, a hump.
Pacificus: Named for its distribution in the Pacific Ocean.
Distribution
Western Central Pacific. Reported from New Caledonia.
Biology
Occurs inshore.
Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880) has been considered as an older name for this species, at least for the Hawaiian population. Further study of the genus may show that the name Kyphosus sandwicensis will replace the name Kyphosus pacificus elsewhere in the central and western Pacific.