Class:
Actinopterygii
Family:
Kyphosidae
Common Name:
Brassy Drummer
Genus:
Kyphosus
Species Name:
vaigiensis
About The Brassy Drummer
Found around exposed seaward reefs of isolated high islands such as the northernmost Mariana and Bonin Is. Feeds on Sargassum and Turbinaria algae. Valued as a food fish, but not in Hawaii (Ref. 3921).
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Hawaii
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