Cornel's Drummer
Kyphosus cornelii
- Usual depth4–5 m
- Water temperature20–24 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Kyphosus cornelii, the Western buffalo bream, Cornel's drummer or the Western drummer, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub belonging to the family Kyphosidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 46 records
- February: 43 records
- March: 81 records
- April: 27 records
- May: 60 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 27 records
- December: 50 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–5 m · Deepest record: 8.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–24 °C
Photos
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Cornel's Drummer, Western Buffalo Bream, Western Drummer
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Chopa del Oeste
Other scientific names: Segutilum cornelii
Similar species
Blue sea chubKyphosus cinerascens
Bermuda chubKyphosus sectatrix
Buffalo BreamKyphosus sydneyanus
Brassy chubKyphosus vaigiensis
Grey sea chubKyphosus bigibbus
- Pacific Chub
Kyphosus pacificus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 777 open-data records from 1965 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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