Fish of the Kyphosus genus of the Kyphosinae subfamily of the Kyphosidae (sea chubs) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Bermuda sea chub. Photo by © Florent Charpin. reefguide.org)
Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectator) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depth of 1-30 meters, usually – 1-10 meters. It prefers to swim close to the grassy, sandy and rocky bottom. The maximum recorded length is 76 cm, specimens up to 50 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 6 kilograms. It feeds on algae, small crabs and mollusks.
(Bermuda sea chub. Photo by © George Stoyle. flickr.com/photos/georgestoyle)
It has been found in the Adriatic Sea several times.
Names of Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectator) in other languages as follows:
Καμπουρόψαρο (Kamburopsaro) (Greek), Chopa blanca (Spanish), Pesce timone (Italian), Bermuda-Steuerbarsch (German), Skubacz bermudzki (Polish), Preguiçosa-branca, Patruça (Portuguese), Белый кифоз (Bjelyj kifoz) (Russian), Srebrnoprugac (Serbian, Croatian), Calicagère blanche (French).