Kyphosinae

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Kyphosinae
Sectator azureus
Sectator azureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Subfamily: Kyphosinae
Genera

Hermosilla
Kyphosus
Neoscorpis
Sectator
See text for species.

Kyphosinae is a subfamily of the sea chub family Kyphosidae.

[edit] Genera and species

  • Genus Hermosilla
    • Zebra-perch sea chub, Hermosilla azurea Jenkins & Evermann, 1889.
  • Genus Kyphosus
    • Blue-bronze sea chub, Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862)
    • Grey sea chub, Kyphosus bigibbus Lacépède, 1801
    • Blue seachub, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
    • Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)
    • Cortez sea chub, Kyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869)
    • Hawaiian chub, Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
    • Yellow sea chub, Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831)
    • Revillagigedo sea chub, Kyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
    • Kyphosus pacificus Sakai & Nakabo, 2004
    • Bermuda sea chub, Kyphosus sectator (Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
    • Brassy chub, Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Genus Neoscorpis
    • Stone-bream, Neoscorpis lithophilus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908).
  • Genus Sectator
    • Sectator azureus Jordan & Evermann, 1903.
    • Bluestriped chub, Sectator ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882).

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