Gladius Drummer, Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements 2013
Other Names: Gladius Chub, Gladius Sea Chub
Gladius Drummer, Kyphosus gladius, at Busselton, Western Australia, June 2009. Source: Sascha Schultz / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A silvery to a metallic-blue drummer that is not countershaded (not darker above and lighter below), with a silvery line beneath the eye and a vertical green bar on the gill cover.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Kyphosus gladius in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4852
Gladius Drummer, Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements 2013
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to temperate waters of Western Australia, between the Houtman Abrolhos Islands and Albany. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X-XI, 11-12; Anal fin III, 11-12; Gill rakers 3-5 + 11-15 = 15-19; Lateral line scales 55-64, pored scales 44-55; Longitudinal scales 49-57; Vertebrae 10 + 16 = 26. Body elliptical, compressed, elongate in lateral view; mouth terminal; anal fin base short 16.9-20.6% SL; caudal peduncle long, 18.7-26.5%SL (depth 9.9-11.8% SL); silvery line under eye, sixth dorsal fin spine length, 8.7-11.9 % SL; body depth, 33.3-41.6 % SL. |
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Colour |
Silvery to bluish metallic; operculum with a vertical green bar running down rear of preoperculum; dorsal part of body without dark counter-shading. |
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Etymology |
The species is named gladius for its body shape, resembling the roman gladius sword (widest towards the point and tapers towards the hilt) with the relatively elongate body and shallow caudal peduncle, along with the metallic-bluish colouration. |
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Species Citation |
Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements, 2013, Zootaxa 3599(1): 4, Figs. 2-4. Type locality: Canal Rocks, Yallingup Reef, Western Australia [33°40' S, 114°59' E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Gladius Drummer, Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements 2013
References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. (as Kyphosus sydneyanus)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. (as Kyphosus sydneyanus)
Klunzinger, C.B. 1880. Die von Müller'sche Sammlung australischer Fische in Stuttgart. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 80(1): 325-430 pls 1-9
Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Kyphosus gladius, a new species of sea chub from Western Australia (Teleostei: Kyphosidae), with comments on Segutilum klunzingeri Whitley. Zootaxa 3599(1): 1-18. Abstract
Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). i 3751(1): 001-101.
