Kyphosus

Kyphosus
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamily: Kyphosinae
Jordan, 1887
Genus: Kyphosus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Kyphosus bigibbus
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
  • Cridorsa Whitley, 1938
  • Dorsuarius Lacepède, 1803
  • Hermosilla Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
  • Leptokyphosus Whitley, 1931
  • Opisthistius Gill, 1862
  • Pimelepterus Lacepède, 1802
  • Sectator Jordan & Fesler, 1893
  • Segutilum Whitley, 1931
  • Seleima Bowdich, 1825
  • Xyster Lacepède, 1803

Kyphosus is a genus of sea chubs native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.

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