Brassy Drummer (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

About Brassy Drummer (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Ray-finned Fish
• Order: Bonito
• Family: Kyphosidae

Found around exposed seaward reefs of isolated high islands such as the northernmost Mariana and Bonin Is. Feeds on algae, from filamentous reds to coarse brown (@Sargassum@ and @Turbinaria@).
WoRMS for SMEBD