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Cortez Sea Chub (Kyphosus elegans)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Kyphosus elegans

(Peters, 1869)

Cortez Sea Chub

Also known as: Cortez Chub, Gray Chub, Grey Chub

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–40 m

Max size

53 cm

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Centrarchiformes

Family

Kyphosidae

Where to find it

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Pacific Chub (Kyphosus pacificus)

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Image: © Bill Levine (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source