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

Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)

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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 » Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 45 m . Tropical; 35°N - 30°S, 30°E - 140°W

Maturity: Lm 22.6, range 23 - ? cm Max length : 53.0 cm FL male/unsexed; ; common length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. published weight: 3.6 kg

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
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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 » []

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 Unpublished data.

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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 Unpublished data.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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