Bermuda chub

About this species

Kyphosus sectatrix, the Bermuda chub, Pacific drummer, beaked chub, grey drummer, Pacific chub or white chub, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae. This species is found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters worldwide. It has had a confused taxonomic history dating back to Linnaeus's naming of the species in 1758.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 166 records
February: 143 records
March: 240 records
April: 146 records
May: 1,058 records
June: 2,997 records
July: 1,770 records
August: 2,270 records
September: 1,331 records
October: 461 records
November: 316 records
December: 141 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–20 m · Deepest record: 1,628 m

0–10 m: 6,824 records
10–20 m: 2,031 records
20–30 m: 1,040 records
30–40 m: 39 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

20–22 °C: 10 records
22–24 °C: 12 records
24–26 °C: 20 records
26–28 °C: 763 records
28–30 °C: 79 records

Photos

(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan Schofield · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan Schofield · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Maura, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Bermuda chub, Beaked Chub, Bermuda sea chub, Black Snapper, Brim, Chub, Grey Drummer, Pacific Chub, Rudder-fish, Rudderfish, Rudder Fish, White Chub

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Chopa, chopa blanca, Chopa blanca, Morocota
French: Calicagère blanche

Other scientific names: Kyphosus atlanticus, Kyphosus saltatrix, Kyphosus sectator, Perca sactatrix, Perca saltatrix, Perca sectatrix

Similar species

Blue sea chub
Kyphosus cinerascens
Buffalo Bream
Kyphosus sydneyanus
Brassy chub
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Grey sea chub
Kyphosus bigibbus
Cornel's Drummer
Kyphosus cornelii
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).
13,093 open-data records from 1899 to 2022.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.