Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Brassy chub
- Local names: Low-finned chub, Long-finned rudderfish, Brassy drummer, Long-finned drummer, Low-finned drummer, Northern silver drummer, Queensland drummer, Southern drummer, Blue-bronze sea chub, Brassy rudderfish, Yellow seachub, Large-tailed drummer
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Planet Earth
Classification
- Genus: Kyphosus - Sea chubs
- Family: Kyphosidae - Sea chubs
- Order: Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes