Snubnose Drummer, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål 1775)

Other Names: Blue Sea Chub, Highfin Chub, Topsail Drummer

A Snubnose Drummer, Kyphosus cinerascens, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution

Summary:

A silvery-grey drummer with fine horizontal lines along the side, distinctly elevated (tall) fin rays on the rear of the dorsal and anal fins, and a more pointed snout than other drummer species.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Kyphosus cinerascens in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/471

Snubnose Drummer, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål 1775)

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Distribution	Coastal and offshore reefs of north Western Australia, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef and reefs in the Coral Sea, to central New South Wales; also Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean, and Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Eslewhere the species is widespread in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific and Mid Atlantic (Caribbean). Often forms mixed schools with other Kyphosus species.
Remarks	This species was previously thought to be restricted to Indo-Pacific Ocean, however images and molecular studies indicate that the Snubnose Drummer also occurs in the Caribbean region of the Atlantic (Knudsen & Clements 2013).
Similar Species	This species has taller fin rays on the rear of the dorsal and anal fins than other drummer species.
Species Citation	Sciaena cinerascens Forsskål 1775, Descriptiones Animalium: 53. Type locality: Red Sea (neotype)
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Snubnose Drummer, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål 1775)

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