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Pempheris nesogallica Cuvier, 1831 |
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photo by
Diringer, A. |
| Family: | Pempheridae (Sweepers) | |||
| Max. size: | 13.86 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea: southern part; widely distributed elsewhere. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 38-41; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 52-59 pored lateral-line scales; 5.5 scale rows above lateral line; 16 circumpeduncular scales; blackish spot on pectoral fin base absent; only the tip of dorsal fin is usually blackish; usually chest is keeled, but sometimes only weakly or not at all; small eye with diameter 11.6-12.8% SL, 39.4-42.3% HL; very deep body 46.1-53.4% SL (Ref. 95675). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||