Kyphosidae
Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Kyphosus cinerascens, the topsail sea chub, is a fish found in reef habitats across tropical to subtropical Indo-Pacific and Atlantic waters.
Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
Kyphosus elegans is an eastern Pacific coastal fish species that feeds primarily on attached algae.
Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the fish species Kyphosus sectatrix, covering its form, distribution, habitat, and feeding behavior.
Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
Kyphosus bigibbus is a widely distributed oceanic sea chub found on shallow reefs that feeds on algae.
Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
Kyphosus cornelii is a endemic Western Australian drummer fish that lives on inshore reefs and feeds primarily on seaweed.
Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Kyphosus vaigiensis is a widespread fish species found in warm global seas, with distinct physical traits and habitat preferences.
Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Kyphosus sydneyanus, the silver drummer, is a large reef fish found in the temperate waters around Australia and New Zealand that feeds on algae.
Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
Kyphosus azureus is a herbivorous tropical Pacific reef fish that reaches a maximum length of 45 cm.
Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Kyphosus ocyurus is a tropical Pacific sea chub species with distinctive striped coloration, found across a wide Pacific range.
Girella cyanea Macleay, 1881
Girella cyanea Macleay, 1881
Girella cyanea is a blue-spotted omnivorous sea chub found in the southwest Pacific, ranging from Australia to New Zealand.
Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860)
Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860)
Girella nigricans (opaleye) is an Eastern Pacific endemic fish that supports kelp forest health through algal grazing.
Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Girella tricuspidata is a ray-finned fish species found in shallow coastal and estuarine waters of eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Girella zebra (Richardson, 1846)
Girella zebra (Richardson, 1846)
Girella zebra is a small fish endemic to southern Australia, mostly herbivorous, that lives in shallow coastal rocky reefs.
Girella elevata Macleay, 1881
Girella elevata Macleay, 1881
Girella elevata, the rock blackfish, is a fish species from the southwestern Pacific that lives around rocky reefs.
Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner, 1876)
Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner, 1876)
Medialuna californiensis (halfmoon) is a fish native to the eastern North Pacific that lives in kelp and rocky reef habitats.
Scorpis violacea (Hutton, 1873)
Scorpis violacea (Hutton, 1873)
Scorpis violacea, the blue maomao, is a schooling Pacific reef fish found around New Zealand and Australia.
Scorpis aequipinnis Richardson, 1848
Scorpis aequipinnis Richardson, 1848
Scorpis aequipinnis, the sea sweep, is a schooling fish found in southern Australian coastal waters.
Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865
Scorpis lineolata Kner, 1865
Scorpis lineolata, the silver sweep, is a reef-dwelling fish found in the southwestern Pacific off Australia and New Zealand.
Atypichthys latus McCulloch & Waite, 1916
Atypichthys latus McCulloch & Waite, 1916
Atypichthys latus is a ray-finned fish found in southern Australia and northeastern New Zealand inshore waters, and sold in the aquarium trade.
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)
Atypichthys strigatus, the mado, is a 20 cm striped reef fish endemic to Australia.
Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831)
Microcanthus strigatus, the stripey, is a small striped Pacific reef fish that forms daytime schools and feeds on small crustaceans and algae.
Neatypus obliquus Waite, 1905
Neatypus obliquus Waite, 1905
Neatypus obliquus, the western footballer, is the only member of its genus, a ray-finned fish endemic to southern Australian reefs.
Tilodon sexfasciatus (Richardson, 1842)
Tilodon sexfasciatus (Richardson, 1842)
Tilodon sexfasciatus, the moonlighter, is an endemic southern Australian marine ray-finned fish, the only species in the genus Tilodon.
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