Silver sweeper

Pempheris schwenkii

Hides in caves day feeds night

Silver sweeper is a marine fish found around Pacific Ocean. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Pempheridae
Genus: Pempheris
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Pacific Ocean. Allopatric with sister species Pempheris tominagai which is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

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