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Hawaiian Chub

Kyphosus hawaiiensis

Classification

The Hawaiian chub (Kyphosus hawaiiensis), also known as the insular rudderfish or bicolor chub, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub belonging to the family Kyphosidae. This species is found in the Central Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy The Hawaiian chub was first formally described in 2004 by the Japanese marine biologists Keiichi Sakai and Tetsuji Nakabo with the type locality given as Kaupoa on Molokai Island in the Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 18