Family : Kyphosidae (Sea chubs) , subfamily: Kyphosinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Brassy chub
Fish Name : Kyphosus vaigiensis
Max size : 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559)
Environment : reef-associated; oceanodromous ; depth range 1 - 24 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 6642) and east to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto, and Rapa islands.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 12-14. Grey with dusky dorsal and caudal fins. Darker grey to yellowish lines along scale rows. Sometimes with blotched pattern that is showing intermittently (Ref. 48636).
Biology : Aggregate over hard, algal coated bottoms of exposed surf-swept outer reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 24 m. Found in exposed areas around rocky reefs (Ref. 559). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Young (up to 5 cm) found among floating seaweed; feeding on small crustaceans (Ref. 559). Adults are carnivorous during summer and autumn but feed on Endarachne binghamiae during winter (Ref. 559). Good food fish (Ref. 559). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Sakai, K. and T. Nakabo. 1995. (Ref. 26879)

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Common Names : പുഞ്ഞി, കാക്കുരാട്ടി, കാക്കുരട്ടി , പുന്ജി  , Kakkuratti, Kiruliamas, Lowfinned rudderfish, Punji
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses