Pempheris poeyi
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| Pempheris poeyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Pempheridae |
| Genus: | Pempheris |
| Species: | P. poeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pempheris poeyi Bean, 1885 | |
Pempheris poeyi, the curved sweeper and shortfin sweeper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweeper in the family Pempheridae from the western Atlantic Ocean.
Pempherus poeyi has a moderately deep, highly compressed body with a straight dorsal profile. It has relatively large eyes and a large oblique mouth.[2] They have 4-5 spines and 8-9 soft rays in their dorsal fins while there are 3 spines, and 22-24 soft rays in the anal fin. They vary in colour from light yellowish brown, slightly duskier dorsally, to blackish on entire upper flanks and tail.[3] There is a horizontal indistinct darkish band along the flanks.[2] It attains a maximum length of 7.2 centimetres (2.8 in) standard length and 15 centimetres (5.9 in) total length.[1]
Distribution
Pempheris poeyi live in the Western Atlantic. This includes the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles, Colombia, and the island of Bermuda.