The sea chubs, also known as rudderfish and pilot fish and in
Hawaiian as enenue or nenue,[2][3] are a
family, Kyphosidae, of fishes in the order
Perciformes native to the
Atlantic,
Indian and
Pacific Oceans usually close to shore in marine waters.[4]
Subfamilies and genera
The four subfamilies with 12 genera in this family are:
Some authorities raise the subfamilies to full family status as the families Girellidae, Kyphosidae, Microacanthidae and Scorpididae and do not support the
monophyly of the Kyphosidae as outlined above.[4]