Where does the Highfin Chub live?
Kyphosus cinerascens has 3,488 records in 76 countries and territories, from 1827 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 3,488 records
- 76 places
- 82 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesKyphosidaeKyphosus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 533 | |
| Micronesia | 530 | |
| Australia | 256 | |
| Indonesia | 143 | |
| Japan | 134 | |
| Seychelles | 126 | |
| Tonga | 116 | |
| Marshall Islands | 114 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 112 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 101 | |
| Egypt | 86 | |
| Maldives | 83 | |
| Réunion | 74 | |
| Taiwan | 63 | |
| Thailand | 58 | |
| American Samoa | 50 | |
| Philippines | 47 | |
| Mexico | 41 | |
| Solomon Islands | 40 | |
| New Caledonia | 37 | |
| Mozambique | 31 | |
| Palau | 28 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | |
| Mauritius | 25 | |
| Brazil | 24 | |
| Myanmar | 23 | |
| South Africa | 23 | |
| French Polynesia | 21 | |
| Vanuatu | 21 | |
| Christmas Island | 20 | |
| Kenya | 19 | |
| Comoros | 18 | |
| Malaysia | 18 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 17 | |
| India | 16 | |
| United Kingdom | 15 | |
| Mayotte | 15 | |
| French Southern Territories | 13 | |
| Cook Islands | 10 | |
| Costa Rica | 10 |
Showing the top 40 of 76 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Kyphosidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.