Kyphosus bigibbus Brown Chub, Grey Chub, Grey Drummer, Darkfin Drummer, Insular Rudderfish, Grey Sea Chub, Southern Drummer, Topsail Drummer

Kyphosus bigibbus is commonly referred to as Brown Chub, Grey Chub, Grey Drummer, Darkfin Drummer, Insular Rudderfish, Grey Sea Chub, Southern Drummer, Topsail Drummer. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 14476
AphiaID:: 218707

Scientific:: Kyphosus bigibbus
German:: Dunkler Ruderfisch, Grauer Trommler
English:: Brown Chub, Grey Chub, Grey Drummer, Darkfin Drummer, Insular Rudderfish, Grey Sea Chub, Southern Drummer, Topsail Drummer

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Centrarchiformes (Order) > Kyphosidae (Family) > Kyphosus (Genus) > bigibbus (Species)
Initial determination:: Lacepède, 1801

Occurrence:: Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Japan, Kenya, Madeira, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, the Kermadec Islands, the Seychelles, Yemen
Sea depth:: 2 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 29.53" (75 cm)
Weight:: 1.9 kg
Temperature:: 66.2 °F - 29,4 °F (19°C - 29,4°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Kyphosus analogus
Kyphosus atlanticus
Kyphosus azureus
Kyphosus bigibbus
Dunkler Ruderfisch, Grauer Trommler
Kyphosus bosquii
Kyphosus cinerascens
Blauer Ruderfisch, Hochflossen-Ruderfisch, Steuerbarsch
Kyphosus cornelii
Kyphosus elegans
Cortez-Steuerbarsch
Kyphosus gladius
Kyphosus hawaiiensis
Steuerbarsch
Kyphosus incisor
Karibischer Ruderfisch, Karibischer Steuerbarsch
Kyphosus lutescens
Gelber Steuerbarsch
Kyphosus ocyurus
Steuerbarsch
Kyphosus pacificus
Kyphosus sandwicensis
Kyphosus sectatrix
Bermuda Ruderfisch, Bermuda Steuerbarsch
Kyphosus sydneyanus
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Messing-Ruderfisch, Messingfarbener Steuerbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-02-06 12:50:15
Last edit:: 2022-02-06 17:34:22

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Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801

A silvery grey drummer with dark fins and small black spot below the pectoral-fin base. It is a herbivore which feeds mainly on algae of the genera Sargassum and Turbinaria.

Similar to Kyphosus sectatrix and Kyphosus sydneyanus.

Synonymised names:
Dorsuarius nigrescens Lacepède, 1803
Kiphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
Kyphosus biggibus Lacepède, 1801 (misspelling)
Kyphosus bosquii (Lacepède, 1802)
Kyphosus fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)
Pimelepterus boscii Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
Pimelepterus bosquii Lacepède, 1802
Pimelepterus fallax Klunzinger, 1884
Pimelepterus fuscus (Lacepède, 1803)
Pimelopterus fuscus (Lacepède, 1803) (misspelling)
Xyster fuscus Lacepède, 1803

External links

fishbase.se (en). Abgerufen am 06.02.2022.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 06.02.2022.
RIS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 06.02.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 06.02.2022.

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