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Highfin Chub

Kyphosus cinerascens

Seabook: Highfin Chub

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Max Depth

45 m

Description

Kyphosus cinerascens is a species of marine ray-finned fish. It is a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae. Other names: Blue Sea Chub. Description It has a bluish grey to brown or blackish body, some scales iridescent blue. The body of pale fish has dark lines along scale rows. It has distinctly elevated (tall) fi... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

black
brown
grey
blue

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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