Dusky sweeper

Pempheris adusta

Pempherid Fish from the Red Sea

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Pempheris adusta, the dusky sweeper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pempheridae, the sweepers. It is common species on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Pempheridae
Genus: Pempheris
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: widely distributed and abundant in the Indian Ocean (including the Red Sea to Andaman Sea) to the Pacific; not in the Mediterranean Sea. Regional variations present in the Indian, Andaman and the Pacific.

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