| Taxon | Kyphosidae |
|---|---|
| Authority | Jordan, 1887[1] |
| Subdivision ranks | Genera |
| Subdivision |
The sea chubs, also known as rudderfish and pilot fish and in Hawaiian as enenue or nenue,[2] are a family, Kyphosidae[3], (from Greek, kyphos = hump) of fishes in the order Centrarchiformes native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans usually close to shore in marine waters.[4]
Genera
The following two genera are placed in this family:[5]
- Kyphosidae Jordan, 1887[1] (rudderfishes)
- Genus Kyphosus Lacepède, 1801
- Genus Neoscorpis J.L.B. Smith, 1931
In the past, Girellidae, Scorpididae and Microcanthidae were treated as subfamilies within Kyphosidae. However, they are now treated as distinct families.[3]
References
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer; & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675
- ^ hilo.hawaii.edu nenue, nenuwe Accessed 3 October 2021
- ^ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World. 5th ed. Wiley. pp. 440–441. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
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