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Gladius Chub
Kyphosus gladius
The Gladius sea chub (Kyphosus gladius) is a species of sea chub native to the Indian Ocean waters off of Western Australia where it occurs at depths from the surface to 15 metres (49 ft). This species can reach a length of 45.7 centimetres (18.0 in) SL, though it is believed that they can exceed this measurement considerably.
From the article Gladius sea chub on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Kyphosus gladius has an elongated, elliptically-shaped body with a terminal mouth and a short head. There are 55-64 scales in the lateral line of which 44-55 are pored. The caudal peduncle is long and shallow. Most of the head and body is covered in large, ctenoid scales. The continuous dorsal fin has 10 - 11 spines and 11-12 soft rays and the short-based anal fin has 3 spines and 11-12 soft rays. The overall colour is silvery to metallic bluish, the gill cover has a vertical green bar near its rear and the back is darker than the underparts, although this is not seen as counter-shading. The standard length of the largest fish measured is 45.7 centimetres (18.0 in).
Range & habitat
Kyphosus gladius is found in the southeastern Indian Ocean where it is endemic to the southern coasts of Western Australia. The distribution runs from the Houtman Abrolhos to Albany.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 530181.