Family Kyphosidae (Noun)
Meaning
Sea chubs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Kyphosidae family consists of perciform marine fish commonly known as sea chubs or drummer fishes.
- The sea chubs belong to the family Kyphosidae and are typically characterized as marine perciforms with moderate to large body size.
- About 45 species in the family Kyphosidae cover a highly diverse morphological range among the sea chubs.
- Most members of the family Kyphosidae exhibit adaptations for strong swimming abilities in the high-energy environments typically occupied by sea chubs.
- Classification places the sea chub species under Kyphosidae, a distinct perciform family comprising mostly tropical fish species often referred to as drummer fishes and sea chubs.