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Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier, 1831

Vanikoro sweeper
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Cyprus country information

Common names: Ateş balıği, Sweeper, Üçgen balıği
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koeda, K., T. Yoshino, H. Imai and K. Tachinara, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson-hachette, Greenback bullseye, Sweeper, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 25 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 26°N - 32°S, 92°E - 170°W

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Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and western Pacific (unpublished data).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).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2272)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 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).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Inhabits shallow rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710).

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2257 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00693 - 0.02085), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).