Kyphosus cornelii, the Western buffalo bream, Cornel's drummer or the Western drummer, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub belonging to the family Kyphosidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western Buffalo Bream being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Kyphosus sectatrix
- Kyphosus bigibbus
- Kyphosus sydneyanus
- Kyphosus elegans
- Kyphosus vaigiensis
- Girella cyanea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Kyphosidae
- Genus
- Kyphosus
- Species
- Kyphosus cornelii
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