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Brown chub
Kyphosus bigibbus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Brown chub
- Scientific
- Kyphosus bigibbus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Kyphosidae (sea chubs)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 75 cm (total length); max. published weight 1.9 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2014
Description
A brownish-grey sea chub with an oval body and a forked tail, reaching about 75 cm. It feeds on brown seaweeds around exposed seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Kyphosus-bigibbus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Kyphosus_bigibbus_Réunion.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.