Summary ²

Kyphosus elegans, the Cortez sea chub or Cortez chub, or in Spanish Chopa, Chopa de Cortés, Hacha or Palma, is a species of sea chubs found in the Eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. It is a minor commercial fish.

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1. (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/104623964081378888743/2015_08_14Wolf4#6254777139320379186
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyphosus_elegans

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