Pempheris

Genus of ray-finned fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pempheris is a genus of sweepers native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.[3]

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Pempheris
Pempheris japonica
Pempheris rhomboidea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Pempheridae
Genus: Pempheris
G. Cuvier, 1829[1]
Type species
Pempheris touea
G. Cuvier, 1829[1]
Synonyms[2]

Catalufa Snyder, 1911
Liopempheris Ogilby, 1913
Priacanthopsis Fowler, 1906

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Pempheris vanicolensis (front)

Species

There are currently more than 70 recognized species in this genus:

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