Kyphosus is a genus of sea chubs native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.

[3] There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: Some of the above species have now been synonymised with others within the genus; K. analogus and K. incisor with K. viagiensis, K. atlanticus and K. pacificus with K. sectatrix while K. bosquii is synonymised with K.

[5] Catalog of Fishes recognises the following 12 species:[6]

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