Vanikoro sweeper

Pempheris vanicolensis

Pempherid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

Vanikoro sweeper is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 20 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Pempheridae
Genus: Pempheris
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and western Pacific (unpublished data). Not in Mediterranean: Previous reports of Pempheris vanicolensis in the Mediterranean were misidentifications for Pempheris mangula (Ref. 95675 ).

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