Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The silver drummer (Kyphosus sydneyanus), also known as the buff bream, buffalo bream, buffs, common buffalo bream, drummer bream, Southern silver drummer or Sydney drummer, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae. It is found in the southeastern Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand where it is found in shallow water near rocky reefs.
Wikipedia contributors, Silver drummer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:57:01.766876+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1886)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Kyphosidae
- Genus
- Kyphosus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyKyphosidae Jordan, 1887
- genusKyphosus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesKyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kyphosus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| grey sea chubKyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801 | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Revillagigedo sea chubKyphosus lutescens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kyphosus azureus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blue sea chubKyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cortez sea chubKyphosus elegans (Peters, 1869) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kyphosus hawaiiensis Sakai & Nakabo, 2004 | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellow chubKyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kyphosus ocyurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kyphosus pacificus Sakai & Nakabo, 2004 | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kyphosus sandwicensis (Sauvage, 1880) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bermuda chubKyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) | KyphosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Kyphosus diemenensis Scott, 1971 Scott, 1971 | synonym |
| Pimelepterus meridionalis Ogilby, 1887 Ogilby, 1887 | synonym |
| Cridorsa moonta Whitley, 1938 Whitley, 1938 | synonym |
| Kyphosis sydneyanus (Günther, 1886) (Günther, 1886) | synonym |
| Pimelepterus sydneyanus Günther, 1886 Günther, 1886 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273525 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3RHCD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.