WoRMS taxon details
Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
218706 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218706)
accepted
Species
Cantharus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Khyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862) · unaccepted
Kyphosus bleekeri Fowler, 1933 · unaccepted
Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, 1912 · unaccepted
Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted
Kyphosus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Pimelepterus flavolineatus Poey, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Pimelepterus marciac Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted
Pimelepterus ternatensis Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted
Pimelepterus waigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Segutilum gibsoni (Ogilby, 1912) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
Description Aggregates over hard, algal coated bottoms of exposed surf-swept outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs to a...
Description Aggregates over hard, algal coated bottoms of exposed surf-swept outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 24 m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218706 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 269 [details]
original description (of Pimelepterus marciac Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 267 [details]
original description (of Pimelepterus ternatensis Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ternate en Halmaheira (Gilolo). <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 3): 595-610. [details]
original description (of Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Cantharus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 269 [details]
original description (of Pimelepterus marciac Cuvier, 1831) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 267 [details]
original description (of Pimelepterus ternatensis Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ternate en Halmaheira (Gilolo). <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 4 (no. 3): 595-610. [details]
original description (of Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Cantharus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Aggregates over hard, algal coated bottoms of exposed surf-swept outer reef flats, lagoon reefs, and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 24 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | brassy chubblue-bronze chub [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | イスズミ | [details] |
| Spanish | chopa rayada [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (85 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Kyphosus bleekeri Fowler, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus marciac Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus waigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus flavolineatus Poey, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus ternatensis Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kyphosus analogus) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus bleekeri Fowler, 1933)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus marciac Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus ternatensis Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus flavolineatus Poey, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Segutilum gibsoni (Ogilby, 1912))
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus waigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Khyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Cantharus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Kyphosus vaigiensis, Christmas I., by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (143 nucleotides; 137 proteins)
To GenBank (143 nucleotides; 137 proteins) (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To NHMUK collection (Kyphosus analogus Gill, 1862; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3119859) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To NHMUK collection (Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2518350) (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kyphosus vaigiensis FIN029290 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kyphosus vaigiensis FIN029291 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Kyphosus bleekeri Fowler, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus marciac Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus waigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus flavolineatus Poey, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pimelepterus ternatensis Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kyphosus analogus) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus bleekeri Fowler, 1933)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus marciac Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus ternatensis Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus lembus Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus flavolineatus Poey, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus lembus (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Kyphosus vaigensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Segutilum gibsoni (Ogilby, 1912))
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelepterus waigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Khyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To FishBase (from synonym Cantharus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Kyphosus vaigiensis, Christmas I., by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (143 nucleotides; 137 proteins)
To GenBank (143 nucleotides; 137 proteins) (from synonym Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To NHMUK collection (Kyphosus analogus Gill, 1862; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3119859) (from synonym Kyphosus analogus (Gill, 1862))
To NHMUK collection (Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2518350) (from synonym Pimelepterus analogus Gill, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kyphosus vaigiensis FIN029290 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Kyphosus vaigiensis FIN029291 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
