Pempheridae

Rocha's sweeper

Pempheris rochai

Fish Reaching Eleven Point Seven Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• West Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Pempheris rochai, commonly known as Rocha's sweeper, is a species of sweeper fish of the family Pempheridae. It's found in the northern Indian Ocean, on shallow reefs along the coast of Oman.