Snubnose Drummer (species: Kyphosus cinerascens) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Kyphosus cinerascens
Snubnose Drummer


©Anne Hoggett: Kyphosus cinerascens at Day Reef near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Kyphosus cinerascens at the lagoon entrance bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Kyphosus cinerascens (upper) with Kyphosus vaigiensis on the outer slope of Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Kyphosidae
Genus Kyphosus
Species Kyphosus cinerascens

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Silver/grey with horizontal lines on sides. Rear of dorsal fin is distinctly elevated. This is the most easily-distinguished of the Kyphosus species in the Lizard Island area.

Size

  • From 3.1 cm to 38.2 cm (standard length (Knudsen and Clements, 2013))

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island area: Quite common

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

  • Bellwood, D.R., L. van Herwerden and N. Konow (2004). Evolution and biogeography of marine angelfishes (Pisces: Pomacanthidae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 33: 140-155. LIRS catalog number 873.
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