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blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)
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blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens) specimen
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Kyphosidae

blue sea chub

Kyphosus cinerascens

Fish Reaching Fifty Three Centimeters in the Hawaiian Islands

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

blue sea chub is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 53 cm.

Maximum length
53 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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