Image Bank - Fishes
Western Silver Drummer
Reference |
IB3255 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Drummers - KYPHOSIDAE |
Common Name |
Western Silver Drummer |
Scientific Name |
Kyphosus gladius |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Drummers are large schooling fishes and are mainly herbivorous, feeding predominantly on benthic algae but also preying on small invertebrates.The Silver Drummer is a large species, reaching about 80 cm in length Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |