Saltwater
Brown chub
Kyphosus bigibbus
Kyphosidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 75 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 8,883 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Chile, Cook Islands, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Guam, India, and 28 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found around exposed seaward reefs of isolated high islands such as the northernmost Mariana and Bonin Is. Feeds on Sargassum and Turbinaria algae. Valued as a food fish, but not in Hawaii.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Dorsuarius nigrescens
- Kyphosus biggibus
- Kyphosus bosquii
- Kyphosus fuscus
- Kyphosus sp.
- Pimelepterus boscii
In other languages
- Grå rorfisk
- Bermuda sea chub, Darkfin Drummer, Drummers, Gray Chub, Gray rudderfish, Grey chub, Grey drummer, Grey sea chub, Insular rudderfish, Rudderfish, Sea chub, Silvery-grey perch, Southern drummer, Stone bream, Topsail drummer
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.