Kyphosus

Kyphosus is a genus of sea chubs native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.^[3]

Kyphosus
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Family:	Kyphosidae
Subfamily:	Kyphosinae Jordan, 1887[1]
Genus:	Kyphosus Lacépède, 1801[2]
Type species
Kyphosus bigibbus Lacépède, 1801[2]
Synonyms[2]
Cridorsa Whitley, 1938 Dorsuarius Lacepède, 1803 Hermosilla Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 Leptokyphosus Whitley, 1931 Opisthistius Gill, 1862 Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802 Sectator Jordan & Fesler, 1893 Segutilum Whitley, 1931 Seleima Bowdich, 1825 Xyster Lacepède, 1803

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

• Kyphosus analogus (T. N. Gill, 1862) (Blue-bronze sea chub)
• Kyphosus atlanticus K. Sakai & Nakabo, 2014 (Caribbean sea chub)^[4]
• Kyphosus azureus (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Zebra-perch sea chub)
• Kyphosus bigibbus Lacépède, 1801 (Brown chub)
• Kyphosus bosquii (Lacépède, 1802) (Bermuda sea chub)^[4]
• Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) (Blue sea chub)
• Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944) (Western buffalo bream)
• Kyphosus elegans (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Cortez sea chub)
• Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013 (Gladius sea chub)
• Kyphosus hawaiiensis K. Sakai & Nakabo, 2004 (Hawaiian chub)
• Kyphosus incisor (G. Cuvier, 1831) (Yellow sea chub)
• Kyphosus ocyurus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Blue-striped chub)
• Kyphosus pacificus K. Sakai & Nakabo, 2004 (Pacific chub)
• Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) (Bermuda chub)
• Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886) (Silver drummer)
• Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Brassy chub)

Some of the above species have now been synonymised with others within the genus; K. analogus and K. incisor with K. viagiensis, K. atlanticus and K. pacificus with K. sectatrix while K. bosquii is synonymised with K. bigibbus.^[5]

Catalog of Fishes recognises the following 12 species:^[6]

• Kyphosus azureus (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
• Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
• Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
• Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
• Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
• Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013
• Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
• Kyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
• Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
• Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
• Kyphosus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825