Kyphosus vaigiensis

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Chordata » Perciformes » Kyphosidae » Kyphosus vaigiensis

Common name (English)

Bass Seachub

Ηabitat

Global distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 6642) and east to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto, and Rapa islands. 105678 0

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Establishment status

Not Established

Establishment status detail

Cryptogenic: (status unresolved)

Casual

First detection year

2016

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=5806

Pathway detail

Unknown

References

Michailidis N, Rousou M (2017) First record of the brassy chub Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) from Cyprus. In Gerovasileiou et al.: New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (July, 2017). Mediterranean Marine Science 18: 355-384. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.13771

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6