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Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335); shirleen: Named for Shirleen Smith (Division of Fishes, United States National Museum of Natural History); noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Shirleen Smith is a Museum Specialist at the Division of Fishes, United States National Museum of Natural History. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 10 m. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Egypt.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Depth range (1-10 m) given by B. Victor (pers. comm. 10/18).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and B.C. Victor, 2015. Descriptions of thirty-four new species of the fish genus Pempheris (Perciformes: Pempheridae), with a key to the species of the western Indian Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 18:1-77. (Ref. 106074)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
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