Image Gallery: Drummers and Sweeps

The family Kyphosidae contains 16 genera and about 45 species. In Australia 23 species are known from nine genera. The family contains the drummers, halfmoons, knifefishes, microcanthids, nibblers and sea chubs

An Australian Mado at Macquarie Light An Australian Mado at Macquarie Light
An Australian Mado at Shark Point An Australian Mado at Shark Point
Banded Sweep, Scorpis georgiana Banded Sweep, Scorpis georgiana
A Blue Drummer at Lord Howe Island A Blue Drummer at Lord Howe Island
A Blue Drummer at Lord Howe Island A Blue Drummer at Lord Howe Island
A Blue Drummer from Roughley A Blue Drummer from Roughley
Kermadec - Blue Drummer Kermadec - Blue Drummer
Blue Maomao, Scorpis violacea Blue Maomao, Scorpis violacea
Footballer Sweep at Pearson Island Footballer Sweep at Pearson Island
Grey Knifefish, Bathystethus cultratus Grey Knifefish, Bathystethus cultratus
Luderick at Bass Point Luderick at Bass Point
Xanthic Luderick from Currarong Xanthic Luderick from Currarong
Xanthic Luderick Xanthic Luderick
Rock Blackfish (juvenile) being cleaned by a Stripey Rock Blackfish (juvenile) being cleaned by a Stripey
A juvenile Rock Blackfish in a rockpool,Wollongong A juvenile Rock Blackfish in a rockpool,Wollongong
A Rock Blackfish at Bermagui A Rock Blackfish at Bermagui
Moonlighter, Tilodon sexfasciatus Moonlighter, Tilodon sexfasciatus
Juvenile Moonlighter Juvenile Moonlighter
New Zealand Mado at Neds Beach New Zealand Mado at Neds Beach
Sea Sweep at Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia Sea Sweep at Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia