Brassy drummer

Kyphosus vaigiensis

Also called Chopa rayada

Grows to: 70 cm (2.3 ft)
Group: Fish
Family: Kyphosidae

Where to see it

Known from Bay Islands, Belize, Bonaire, Curaçao, Egyptian Red Sea, Galápagos, Gili Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Koh Tao and Koh Samui, Komodo, Maldives, Mexican Caribbean, Pacific Costa Rica, Palau, Philippines, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF.

Often confused with

Bluestriped chubKyphosus ocyurus

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