Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Topsail Chub
Kyphosus cinerascens
Topsail Chub
Also known as: Highfin Chub, Blue Sea Chub
Category: Chubs
Scientific Name: Kyphosus cinerascens
Size: Up to 18 in. (45 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
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. cinerascens (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218708🔗
iNaturalist ID: 51356🔗

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