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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.
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).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 40 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Pacific Ocean. Allopatric with sister species Pempheris tominagai which is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2334)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9 - 10; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 35 - 42; Vertebre: 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.
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).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrienti (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); |