Pacific Chub
Kyphosus pacificus
- Usual depth5–17 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and December
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 214 records
- May: 50 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 65 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 146 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–17 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pacific Chub
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Saupe du Pacifique
- Japanese
- Minamiisuzumi, ミナミイスズミ
Similar species
Blue sea chubKyphosus cinerascens
Bermuda chubKyphosus sectatrix
Buffalo BreamKyphosus sydneyanus
Brassy chubKyphosus vaigiensis
Grey sea chubKyphosus bigibbus
Cornel's DrummerKyphosus cornelii
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 607 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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