Scientific Name	Kyphosus vaigiensis   Pronounce			by: Kwang-Tsao Shao
Author	(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	低鰭舵魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F391　Kyphosidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	低鰭
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白毛、白悶、開基(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Vanikoro I., Santa Cruz Is., sw. Pacific, 11°37'S, 166°58'E
Synonyms	Khyphosus vaigiensis, Kyphosus bleekeri, Kyphosus gibsoni, Kyphosus lembus, Kyphosus vaigensis, Pimelepterus fuscus, Pimelepterus lembus, Pimelepterus marciac, Pimelepterus ternatensis, Pimelepterus vaigiensis, Pimelepterus waigiensis, Segutilum gibsoni
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Sakai, K. etc. 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0055586. ASIZP0055610. ASIZP0067334. ASIZP0067344. ASIZP0067536. ASIZP0700180. ASIZP0802444. ASIZP0802703. ASIZP0802799. ASIZP0802800. ASIZP0805863. ASIZP0912444. ASIZP0912703. ASIZP0912799. ASIZP0912800. ASIZP0915863. FRIP20179. FRIP20290. FRIP21016. FRIP21678. NMMBP04202. NMMSTP00538. NTMP1014. NTMP1250. NTUM00901.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Waigeu drummer; Blue sea chub; Bass seachub; Brassy chub; Drummer; Long-finned drummer; Lowfin rudderfish; Large-tailed drummer
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oblong, moderately deep; caudal peduncle slightly deep. Snout short,. Mouth terminal, number of lanceolate incisor-like teeth. Dorsal fin with XI spines, and with 14 soft rays; base of spinous portion of dorsal fin longer than base of soft portion; anterior soft rays of dorsal fin a little shorter or as long as longest dorsal-fin spine; anal fin with III spines, third spine longest, with 13 soft rays, anterior soft portion not elevated. caudal fin shallowly forked with pointed lobes. Grey with dusky dorsal and caudal fins. Darker grey to yellowish lines along scale rows. Sometimes with blotched pattern that is showing intermittently.
habitats	Aggregates over hard, algal coated bottoms of exposed surf-swept outer reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 24 m. Found in exposed areas around rocky reefs. Young found among floating seaweed; feeding on small crustaceans.
Distribution	Commonly distributed in tropical and subtropical coastal waters of Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa and eastward to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto, and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia. It is found in northeastern
Utility	Good food fish; marketed fresh.