Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Gray Chub
Kyphosus bigibbus
Gray Chub
Category: Chubs
Scientific Name: Kyphosus bigibbus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Gulf of America, Indo-Pacific
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. bigibbus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218707🔗
iNaturalist ID: 132397🔗

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