Common names:
Ateş balıği, Sweeper, Üçgen balıği
Occurrence:
misidentification
Salinity:
marine
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Comments:
First record in Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus (Ref. 88082). P. mangula is the only Pempheris which has migrated to the Mediterranean from the Red Sea. Previous reports of P. vanicolensis in the Mediterranean were misidentifications (Ref. 95675). Also Ref. 95695, 95825.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Koeda, K., T. Yoshino, H. Imai and K. Tachinara, 2014
National Database:
> Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris:Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 25 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 26°N - 32°S, 92°E - 170°W
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and western Pacific (unpublished data).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).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2272)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 6; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 31 - 43. Usually with greenish shine over the back and most of the head. Anal fin with distinctly black margin, black dorsal fin tip, and pectoral fins yellow without black basal spot (Ref. 48636). Body depth 2.2-2.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits shallow rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)
