Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 1–30 m.
Scientific name: Kyphosus sectatrix · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 76 cm
The Bermuda sea chub is a kyphosid of shallow waters, over turtle grass, sand and rocky bottoms and around coral reefs, and it also occurs in mangroves; young fish are commonly found among floating Sargassum seaweeds. It feeds on plants, mainly benthic algae, as well as small crabs and mollusks, and it has also been recorded feeding on the faeces and vomit of spinner dolphins, which may be regarded as a simple behavioural shift from plankton feeding to drifting offal picking. Maximum length is about 76 cm total length, commonly about 50 cm. It is a minor commercial species, a gamefish and is kept in public aquariums, marketed fresh, with a high price category. Fishing vulnerability is high at 55 of 100 and resilience low, and climate vulnerability is high to very high at 70 of 100. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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