Kyphosus sandwicensis
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| Kyphosus sandwicensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Genus: | Kyphosus |
| Species: | K. sandwicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880) | |
Kyphosus sandwicensis, commonly called grey chub, Pacific chub or nenue in Hawaiʻi, is found throughout the central Pacific and Hawaiʻi.[1]
K. sandwicensis is a silver-colored fish. It has an elongated/football shape. It has a beak-shaped mouth and a faint yellow area on its face. Subspecies found throughout Hawaii may have white spots scattered across its body, while others have a darker gray complexion. In some cases, they can be yellow.[1] The nenue can grow up to thirty inches long and live at depths of three feet to thirty feet.[2]