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Long-finned drummer

Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)

AnimalsSars, sea breams, oblades, toothed breams, marbled breams,...

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaGuadeloupeMartiniqueRed Sea

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Topsail drummerBritish English
Topsail chubBritish English
Stone breamBritish English
Snubnose rudderfishBritish English
Snubnose drummerBritish English
Snubnose chubBritish English
RudderfishBritish English
Highfin rudderfishBritish English
Highfin chubBritish English
Blue seachubBritish English
Ashen drummerBritish English
Blå rorfiskDanish (Denmark)
Blauer RuderfischGerman (Germany)
Hochflossen-RuderfischGerman (Germany)
SteuerbarschGerman (Germany)
Chopa azulEuropean Spanish
Saupe griseFrench (France)
KiruliamasHindi (India)
Tenjiku-isakiJapanese (Japan)
Preguiçosa azulPortuguese (Mozambique)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Kyphosus cinerascens

GBIF — Kyphosus cinerascens

Sources

BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 01/02/2023 : Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskäl, 1775), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2457

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 23/03/2026 : Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1835

Modification history

Modified by Maguelone GRATEAU on 23/03/2026

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