curved sweeper

Pempheris poeyi

Fifteen Centimeters Pempherid Fish from Western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Pempheris poeyi, the curved sweeper and shortfin sweeper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweeper in the family Pempheridae from the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Pempheridae
Genus: Pempheris
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: from the Bahamas, Cuba, Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela and Bermuda.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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