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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).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 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.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 35 - 42; Vértebra: 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 vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 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). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrientes (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); |