Sea chub

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iSea chubs
Girella fimbriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamilies

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The sea chubs are a family, Kyphosidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.

[edit] Subfamilies

  • Girellinae - nibblers
  • Kyphosinae
  • Microcanthinae Johnson, 1984
  • Parascorpidinae Johnson, 1984
  • Scorpidinae

[edit] References

  • "Kyphosidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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