Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Kyphosidae (Family)
      └Kyphosus (Genus)
       └K. sandwicensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712742🔗

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