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Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855

Silver sweeper
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: H Schwenk was a Major of Infantry in the Dutch East Indies who, we believe, collected the type and sent it to Pieter Bleeker. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.

Issue
Distribution of this species is considered to be in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea by Randall et al., 2014 (Ref. 95583), while Pacific Ocean by Koeda et al., 2014 (Ref. 95675).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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