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Pempheris schwenkii
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: H Schwenk was a Major of Infantry in the Dutch East Indies who, we believe, collected the type and sent it to Pieter Bleeker. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: H Schwenk was a Major of Infantry in the Dutch East Indies who, we believe, collected the type and sent it to Pieter Bleeker. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Taxonomic Remarks
Distribution of this species is considered to be in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea by Randall et al., 2014 (Ref. 95583), while Pacific Ocean by Koeda et al., 2014 (Ref. 95675).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 40 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
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Pacific Ocean. Allopatric with sister species Pempheris tominagai which is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 35 - 42; Vertebrae: 25. This species is characterized by the following: 3.5 scale rows above lateral line; usually pinkish caudal fin in fresh specimens; posterior nostril usually compressed (Ref. 95675).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Found hiding in caves during the day and feeding on zooplankton at night. Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 48636).
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Main reference
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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Body composition
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01380 (0.00586 - 0.03254), b=3.02 (2.83 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 92.8 [46.8, 142.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.797 [0.472, 1.311] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.2, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.12 [0.07, 0.20] g/100g; Selenium = 26.6 [13.8, 51.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 118 [36, 386] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.86, 1.84] mg/100g (wet weight); |