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Kyphosidae, drummers
Kyphosidae (hunchbacks, Gk kuphosis=bent) or Drummers are coastal reef fishes, found in tropical and warm temperate seas. This family contains about a dozen species, six of which are commonly found in northern NZ. They usually feed on encrusting invertebrate communities and algae but Blue Maomao and Sweep feed mainly on plankton. Their bodies are thickly built and oval shaped and they have one dorsal fin. They are identified by their heads, body and median fins being covered in small, weakly ctenoid (toothed) scales. [eng] |
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Fishes of Hawai'i
Family Kyphosidae - chubs. Small head with oval body; brown chub is usually dark brown, lowfin chub can be light gray to silvery. [eng] |
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Kyphosidae
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Kyphosidae
Différences avec les espčces les plus similaires de la zone: La disposition typique des dents en forme de crosse de hockey distingue cette espčce de toutes celles qui ont la męme forme générale. Chez Sarpa salpa (Sparidae) dont la denture est la plus voisine, les incisives supérieures ont un bord échancré. [fra] |
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Nonindigenous Fishes - Kyphosidae
The family Kyphosidae, also called sea chubs, consists of 15 genera with about 42 species. Other taxonomists split subfamilies of this family into distinct families. Sea chubs are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. They are medium-sized, schooling fishes that are common in clear water, tropical harbors, reefs, and around small ships. Sea chubs are characterized by a fairly stream-lined body that is ovate in side-view; a blunt head with a small, terminal, nibbling mouth; and an indented caudal fin. [eng] |
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