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Bermuda Chub This fish is a common sight in the West Indies and is a fish that is virtually avoided as a food by many top predators due to its unpleasant taste. They are quite voracious feeders and will often come to the surface where people fish around the reefs for snapper and grouper. Bermuda chub,Fall,Geotagged,Kyphosus sectatrix,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bermuda Chub

This fish is a common sight in the West Indies and is a fish that is virtually avoided as a food by many top predators due to its unpleasant taste. They are quite voracious feeders and will often come to the surface where people fish around the reefs for snapper and grouper.

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The Bermuda chub

The Bermuda chub, ''Kyphosus sectatrix'', a sea chub of the genus ''Kyphosus'', is found in the Caribbean and off Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and in the Gulf of Mexico along coral reefs and walls. Its length is between 1 and 2 feet on average, with a maximum of 2.5 feet.

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Similar species: Centrarchiformes
Species identified by cr4dham
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Uploaded Jul 9, 2016. Captured Oct 15, 2013 10:47 in Alligator Reef Light House, Florida, USA.
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  • f/2.8
  • 1/596s
  • ISO100
  • 2.5mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.