Species
Silver Drummer
Kyphosus sydneyanus
Also known as Buff Bream · Buffalo Bream · Buffs · Common Buffalo Bream · Drummer Bream · Southern Silver Drummer · Sydney Drummer
Tier 5Eating1/10medium tackleNSWQLDWATAS
0 waypoints32–56 cm (max 80 cm) typical
Overview: about silver drummer
Medium-sized reef dweller found in shallow bays and reefs across NSW, QLD, WA and TAS. Target with small jigs, soft plastics or baits in 1-20m. Good eating fish with firm white flesh.
Biology: Silver Drummer size, diet & habitat
- Habitat
- Bay, Reef
- Typical size
- 32–56 cm (max 80 cm)
- Weight
- up to 1.1 kg
- Global range
- Western Pacific
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