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Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and western Pacific (unpublished data).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