Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)

Silver Drummer

Name source
Australian Faunal Directory
Rank
species
Data links
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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4d2b940e-fd77-4380-9afa-d05ab89533da

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Species presence
 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats
 Terrestrial Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
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Online resources

Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness - Sightings
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Encyclopedia of Life
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Reef Life Survey Images
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Seafood Services Australia
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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Diet: benthic algae/weeds
Abundance: 7.526
IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed
Depth: 0–30 m
Max_size: 860 mm
Description: The silver drummer is most often seen as solitary individuals along the east and south coasts, and also forms impressive schools in the shallow surge zone around WA reefs
Distribution: Shark Bay, WA, to Moreton Bay, Qld, and northern Tas. Also Lord Howe I and NZ.
Commercial_Uses: Despite its large size and the recent trend for exotic seafood, most people agree that this fish is inedible
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Common_Name: Silver drummer;Drummer
Habitat: Exposed reef
Frequency: 10.607
Threats: Recreational fishing
Range: 1674.528
Behaviour: The silver drummer is most often seen as solitary individuals along the east and south coasts, and also forms impressive schools in the shallow surge zone around WA reefs

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Kyphosus sydneyanus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Pimelepterus sydneyanus Günther, 1886
Published in: Günther, A. 1886. Note on Pachymetopon and the Australian species of Pimelepterus. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 5 Vol. 18 (36) pp. 367-368
Segutilum sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Pimelepterus meridionalis Ogilby, 1887
Published in: Ogilby, J.D. 1887. On an undescribed Pimelepterus from Port Jackson. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1886 pp. 539-540
Segutilum klunzingeri Whitley, 1931
Published in: Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. Aust. Zool. Vol. 6 (4) pp. 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27
Cridorsa moonta Whitley, 1938
Published in: Whitley, G.P. 1938. A new Stromateiform fish from South Australia. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. Vol. 6 (2) pp. 159-162 pl. 16
Kyphosus diemenensis Scott, 1971
Published in: Scott, E.O.G. 1971. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part 18. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tas. Vol. 105 pp. 119-143 fig. 1
Segutilum sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Published in: Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. Aust. Zool. Vol. 6 (4) pp. 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27

Common Names

Common name Source
Silver Drummer
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Buff Bream
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Buffalo Bream
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Common Buffalo Bream
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Drummer Bream
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Southern Silver Drummer
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Sydney Drummer
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Buffs
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
PERCOIDEI
family
KYPHOSIDAE
genus
Kyphosus
species
Kyphosus sydneyanus  Recorded in Australia

Occurrence records

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