Species FAO code: KYS

Kyphosus sectatrix

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Portugal	pt Preguiçosa-branca pt Patruça pt Preguiçosa	–
Spain	es Chopón	Canary Islands: Chopón Canary Islands: Chopa perezosa

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Kyphosus sectatrix

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

KYS

Morphological description

Gray overall, with faint yellow lines on side and yellow line from corner of mouth to preopercle (Ref. 26938). Upper part pf opercular membrane blackish. The young may display pale spots nearly as large as eye on the head, body and fins (Ref. 13442). Each jaw with a regular row of close-set, strong, incisor-like, round-tipped teeth of a peculiar hockey stick-shape, their bases set horizontally, resembling a radially striated bony plate inside mouth (Ref 52729).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyKyphosidae
    - GenusKyphosus
      - SpeciesKyphosus sectatrix

Synonyms

Perca saltatrix Linnaeus, 1758
Perca sectatrix Linnaeus, 1758
Kyphosus sectator (Linnaeus, 1758)
Perca sactatrix Linnaeus, 1758
Kyphosus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Kyphosus sectatrix

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast