Silver drummer
| Silver drummer | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Kyphosinae |
| Genus: | Kyphosus |
| Species: | K. sydneyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Silver drummer (Kyphosus sydneyanus), is a species of sea chub native to the Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand where it occurs in shallow waters on rocky reefs. This species can reach a length of up to 80 centimetres (31 in) TL, and they may weigh up to 1.1 kilograms (2.4 lb). This species is important as a food fish for local indigenous peoples.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Kyphosus sydneyanus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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