Kyphosus cinerascens | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo taken by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Centrarchiformes

Family » Kyphosidae

Genus » Kyphosus

Species » cinerascens

Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
(Blue sea chub)

Description » (Wikipedia) Kyphosus cinerascens is a species of marine ray-finned fish. It is a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae. Kyphosus Cinerascens has 11 dorsal fins and 12 anal fins. Kyphosus cinerascens are widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. The Kyphosus cinerascens has a strict diet on phaeophytes, chlorophytes, and rhodophytes, making them herbivores.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Maconacon, Isabela]

Collectors/Field Observers » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Collection Code » NEC_1803_MACO_006

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:07 July 2014 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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