Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Pacific Chub
Kyphosus sandwicensis
Pacific Chub
Also known as: Gray Chub
Category: Chubs
Scientific Name: Kyphosus sandwicensis
Size: Up to 30 in. (75 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Central Pacific, Hawaii
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Kyphosidae (Family) Chubs
      └Kyphosus (Genus)
       └K. sandwicensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712742🔗

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