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Highfin Chub

Kyphosus cinerascens

Description:

Body oval, deep and well compressed.

Habitat:

Hanauma Bay

1 Species ID Suggestions

SargonR
SargonR 9 years ago
Highfin Chub
Kyphosus cinerascens Family Kyphosidae, Chubs & Family Girellidae, Nibblers


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2 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 9 years ago

Thanks for the id.
All of these fish are new to me, so I've been crossing my fingers as I try to id them.

SargonR
SargonR 9 years ago

Nice looking fish photos, thanks for adding them to my Hanauma Bay mission! From the looks of this guys fins, he seems to be a highfin chub.

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Oct 12, 2014
Submitted on Dec 2, 2014

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