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yellow chub (Kyphosus incisor)
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Kyphosidae

yellow chub

Kyphosus incisor

Ninety Centimeters Kyphosid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

yellow chub is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 90 cm.

Maximum length
90 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Cape Cod, Massachusetts (USA) to Brazil. Also found in Argentina (Ref. 86336 ). Eastern Atlantic: Madeira Island (Ref. 74541 ), São Tiago Island (Cape Verde) and Angola (Ref. 7373 ); Sao Tome Island (Ref. 30488 ).

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